Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Annual Vessel Safety Check Many yacht clubs have their annual safety day this time of year when we typically use our boats less often and instead are busy with upgrades and repairs. This year,...
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Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Lessons Learned From The New USCG Rules On Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, at approximately 0314 Pacific daylight time, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach received a distress call from diving vessel, Conception with 33 passengers...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Boat Parades Some two dozen years ago, I acquired my first “large” power boat in the Delta and started learning my way around the sloughs and rivers from our home port at Village West...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Boating In The Off Season Winter is here, the boating season is over and it is time to put the yacht away until next spring. If you live in other areas of the United...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
There Is An App For That – Part Deux In the November issue of the Bay and Delta Yachtsman I shared seven of my favorite apps that I regularly use. From finding the tide and current...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
There Is An App For That Of all the questions I get regarding various boating subjects, some of the more common ones are: How do I find the tide at a particular time and...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Is It Right or Is It Wrong 13 It is getting toward the end of 2021 and it has been a great summer of boating. I thought it would be a good time to...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Recreational Boating Safety 2020 The United States Coast Guard has released its Recreational Boating Statistics report for 2020, and the data is not good. The report is based off of incidents that resulted in...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
A special welcome to Jillian Humphreys who joined the Yachtsman family last month. Her first article appeared in the July issue, and I am looking forward to her monthly contributions. Welcome aboard. Iron Mike On the...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Renaming Your Boat As most of us know, these past 18 months have seen a tremendous number of used yachts changing owners. As part of the new boat ownership, we are always inclined to...
