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Issue #164
October 2016

A Tale of
California Pirates

Boat Central Project Revisited - Lobster Season Opens - Local Racing - Classieds
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FROM THE EDITOR

The Mariner is
Editor/Publisher
Pat Reynolds

A Sailing Poem Written Just For You

Columnists
Richard Schaefer
Dave Kirby
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Information contact
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This issue
September 30 - October 28

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Sheriff:
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WHATS INSIDE
Coming Events

Off the Wire

Real Pirates of California by Richard Schaefer

The Story of How the Cal Coast was Once Invaded by Pirates

Proposed Dry Stack Facility Faces Scrutiny

Boat Central May Not Make the Cut

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Bug Huntin
Lobster Season Opens

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According to Dave
Monthly Fishing Report by Captain Dave Kirby

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Racing - A Fictional Short Story

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Tip of the Month - Advisory Warnings

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Classified Section

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Cover art by artist and photographer

Jessie Lee Cederblom
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Coming Events!
Whats Happening Around Americas Largest Recreational Harbor and Catalina Island Too!

Sept 29 - October 2

Buccaneer Days in Two Harbors

Aargh, mateys! Come celebrate our 27th Annual
Buccaneers Weekend. Don your best pirate
attire and set sail for Two Harbors for a weekend
of treasure hunts, costume contests, great food,
live music, and a lot of fun.

October 9

Discover Marina Del Rey

This family-oriented festival will offer
educational information on health, safety, and
the environment; as well as live music and many
activities, including water events, inflatables,
games, puppets, and arts and crafts. 11 a.m. 4
p.m. at Burton Chace Park. Admission is free
and a $5 wristband gives you access to activities.
Event parking is available for $8 in county
lots #77 and #4. For questions, email info@
bh.lacounty.gov or call 310-305-9545.

October 9

Heather Perkoff Series

This long running event will feature three
races on the Marina del Rey Olympic Circle.
For more info contact Race Chair Keith Mott kmott3662@gmail.com also pmyc.org.

October 13 - 16

30th Annual Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival

The longest running Smooth Jazz festival in
America. In the historic 1929 Casino Ballroom,
20+ different stars of Smooth Jazz two
consecutive October weekends for Smooth
Jazz lovers all over the world. Thursday night
Unplugged at Descanso Beach Club and
Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Casino
Ballroom. More info call 866-872-9849 or
www.jazztrax.com

October 15

Avalon Charity Home Tour

Join us for the second annual custom home
tour benefiting the Catalina Island Foundation.
Step into Avalons most iconic properties: learn
about their history and distinctive architectural
styles, enjoy beautiful island home designs and
stunning views of Catalina! For more info (310)
427-2450.

October 13

Womens Sailing Association of

Santa Monica Bay Speaker Series
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Race to Alaska
The Womens Sailing Association of Santa
Monica Bay will host Marilyn Cassedy at its
October 13th meeting. Cassedy will speak
on her experience captaining a boat in this
summers Race To Alaska, which covers 750
miles of coastal waters from Port Townsend,
WA to Ketchikan, AK and is limited to vessels
without motors. No support is allowed and
challenges also include shipping lanes, 20 knot
tidal currents, squalls, orcas and grizzlies. The
meeting is at Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht
Club, 13589 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey.
Social hour is at 6:30 followed by a light dinner.
The hour long program starts at 8. Email
pr@wsasmb.org for more information.

October 15

Chuck Stein Series

Racing isnt over yet! Come out for this PHRF/
CR/Multihull race and enjoy the SO Cal
Autumn. For more info contact Race Chair
Keith Mott - kmott3662@gmail.com also pmyc.
org.

October 22

HAM license class

Have you been thinking about getting your
HAM ticket but didnt know how or where? Do
you want to be prepared for the next disaster,
earthquake or wildfire? Look no further.
California Yacht Clubs Radio Amateur Group
is offering a one-day course for the Technician
Class license. Technician is the first level of
HAM license. The license grants full operating
privileges on all amateur bands above 30
MHz and limited privileges in portions of the
high frequency (HF) bands. The course starts
promptly at 9 a.m. and runs until 4 p.m. The test
for the course immediately follows the class.
The course will be held at the California Yacht
Club at 4469 Admiralty Way in Marina del
Rey, and is taught by Charles Pascal WB6CIY,
RAG Chairman. The cost of $50.00 covers the
cost of the study materials, and VE Exam fee.
Now is a great time to get your HAM ticket!
For more information and to sign up, contact
Charles Pascal at (310) 714-0524 or by Email
at: radiopascal@earthlink.net. We hope to see
you there!!

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CYC Dinner Program

Russia Space Program
Presented by Captain Rich Abele, USNR (Ret)
Join fellow yachting and adventure enthusiasts
at 6:15 p.m. at the California Yacht Clubs
Dinner to experience amazing views into the
famed secretive Russian Space Program and its
select sites. Ever wondered what the training
facilities and primary launch site of the Russia
space program are like? In September 2016,
Rich Abele traveled to Russia to participate in
an exclusive tour inside Russias space program
sites. He toured the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut
Training Center in Star City (near Moscow), the
premier training facility for Russian cosmonauts
and foreign astronauts. 6:15 p.m. Buffet - 7:00
p.m. followed by Presentation. $26.00 includes
dinner, tax, service and parking. Open to all
who enjoy yachting and adventure, as a public
service of CYC. Reservations appreciated:
reservations@calyachtclub.net. Address 4469
Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
310-823-4567

October 28

Marina Del Reys Harvest Days

And Haunted Nights
The Marinas Halloween festival will feature
family-friendly games and activities by day, and
spooky entertainment by night at Burton Chace
Park. All ages are welcome, but the evening
events are recommended for age 13 and up.
Admission is free; food and beverages available
for purchase. Event parking is available for $8
in county lots #77 and #4 on Mindanao Way.
5:00 PM 9:00 PM
Harvest Days
October 29, 10 a.m. 6 p.m.
October 30, 10 a.m. 6 p.m.
Offerings include carnival games, food vendors,
costume contests, face painting, and more.
Haunted Nights
October 28, 5 p.m. 9 p.m.
October 29, 6 p.m. 9 p.m.
October 30, 6 p.m. 8 p.m.
Recommended for age 13 and up. Nighttime
activities include tours of haunted tall ships,
demonstrations from a master pumpkin carver,
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a hay maze, zombie pirates, costume contests,

and more.

October 29

Halloween Costume Party at

El Galleon (Catalina)
Join the wacky and outrageous fun at El
Galleons annual Halloween Karaoke Costume
Party. Karaoke party starts at 9pm, where you
can sing all the monster favorites with over
20,000 songs to choose from! Vote on your
favorite costumes with 1st prize winning a
Lobster Dinner for Two. Happy Hour from
3pm-6pm and Sunset Dinner Specials available
from 5pm-7pm. No cover charge, must be 21
and over. El Galleon Restaurant. More info call
310-510-1188

October 31

Catalina Annual Halloween Parade

Don your favorite costume and join Island
school kids and residents alike for the Annual
Halloween Parade down Crescent Avenue
starting at 4pm. More info 310-510-1520.

October 31

The Catalina Island

Triathlon & Duathlon
This event attracts triathletes who are looking
to compete in that last race before the winter
season break. The Island is a unique and
beautiful setting for the race that will challenge
the beginner and thrill the veteran. Renegade
Racing 5K Run/Walk. While others tri at the
Catalina Triathlon, why not join in the fun and
experience the beauty of Catalina Island and
the City of Avalon with the perfect 5K run/
walk! Come for the weekend or for the day and
experience all that Catalina has to offer. More
info 949-975-1812.

Ongoing
Marina Del Rey Waterbus
For just $1 each way, the Marina del Rey
Waterbus is the hottest deal in town! Whether
youre hopping aboard from Beach Eats to the
Summer Concerts or just simply want to enjoy
a casual boat ride, the Waterbus is a great way
to experience the water. And with eight stops
throughout the harbor, its easy to join the fun.
Thursday Saturday: 11 am midnight
Sunday: 11 am 9 p.m. 4th of July: 11 am
midnight. Labor Day: 11: am 9 pm
Tropical Rock
Every Wednesday 6:00 -9:00 p.m. at The
Warehouse Restaurant Unkle Monkey duo
performs island music and pop/rock on guitar,
ukulele, congas, and steel drum. Voted one
of the Top 3 Bands on the Westside by The
Argonaut two years in a row. They are a boater
friendly band and will take all your Jimmy
Buffett requests! Happy Hour 4:00 -7:00 p.m.
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4499 Admiralty Way Marina Del Rey

Santa Monica
Windjammers Yacht Club
We invite members, guests, and prospective
members to join us for cocktails, food, live
music, dancing and fun on Sunday afternoons
from 4:00 to 7:00 (food served at 5:00). No
reservations needed. This is a great way to end
your day on the water, or just to wind down
from the weekend. Live jazz or classic rock
bands are here for entertainment. We are located
at 13589 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey, CA
90292, (310) 827-7692. Please visit our website
at www.smwyc.org for activities, membership
details, racing, events, directions, and more.
Womens Sailing Association of
Santa Monica Bay
Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the
Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club, 13589
Mindanao Way, in Marina del Rey. The meeting,
held at 7:30, is preceded by a social hour, and
a light dinner is served. Each meeting features
a guest speaker discussing their adventures
and achievements. WSA invites boaters of all
skill levels to join. Its programs, include day
sails, seminars, parties, and cruises including
destinations such as King Harbor, Catalina and
the northern Channel Islands, For membership
information contact email membership@
wsasmb.org or on the web at www.wsasmb.org.
Marina Sunday Sailing Club
Since 1981 MSSC has brought together skippers
and crew in a friendly social environment for
daysails in Santa Monica Bay and cruises
to Catalina and other destinations. We meet
onthe2ndand4thSundayofeachmonthon
the
patio at Burton Chace park under the Club
banner. Meetings start at 10:00 a.m. We hold
a brief business meeting and then head out for
an afternoon of sailing on the Bay after which
we gather at a members dock for wine, snacks
and more socializing. Visitors are welcome
and a one day guest membership of only $10
entitles you to brunch and a day of sailing, if
space is available. No prior sailing experience
is necessary. For more info call (310) 226-8000
or see website at www.marinasundaysailors.org
Catalinas of Santa Monica Bay
Owners of Catalina yachts join us for our
monthly meetings at the Santa Monica
Windjammers Yacht Club. The meetings have
been changed to the 4th Tuesday of each month.
We would like to welcome Catalina owners
to join our club. We have speakers, cruises to
Catalina, races and other events throughout he
year. Our doors open at 6:00 for happy hour and
then dinner around 7 to 7:30 and our main event
after that. Join the fun and meet other owners of
Catalinas. For more info email Jeanne Cronin at

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Single Mariners of Marina del Rey
Attention sailors and singles. Single Mariners
of Marina del Rey invites you for a dinner
and a sail. Join us twice a month for a meet
and greet social hour followed by dinner and a
meeting. The goal of the club is to meet new
people that have an interest in sailing or want
to learn about ocean going sailing. We are a
FUN social club built around weekend sailing
on the bay. We match skippers with crew for
a fun day of sailing. We meet on the first and
third Thursdays of each month with a day-sail
the following weekend weather and skippers
permitting. The meetings are held inside Pacific
Mariners Yacht Club. There is a $7.00 charge to
attend. PMYC is located at 13915 Panay Way,
Marina Del Rey. For additional information
contact Single Mariners Commodore, Alan
Rock at alanrock1@gmail.com, (310) 721-2825
or visit the website www.singlemariners.net.
To list a coming event (for free)t,
email editor@marinermagazine.com

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Supervisor Don Knabe Honored By Marina del Rey

Historical Society
Photo Pat Reynolds

Light Pollution Study

Creates Concern
Ventura, CA A study published today found
that the amount of light pollution produced
within Southern Californias three coastal
National Park Service units has not significantly
changed, and in one case has decreased, over the
past two decades.
Overall, however, the study found that extremely
high levels of nighttime lighting are present
within two of the three parks, and all of them
are highly influenced by light pollution in the
surrounding regions. Light pollution interferes
with the view of the night sky and disrupts the
daily and nightly rhythms of species.

Supervisor Don Knabe was honored at the Marriott Hotel in Marina del Rey this past month as he
completes a two-year stint representing the fourth district of Los Angeles county which includes
MdR. The Marina del Rey Historical Society hosted the event that included guest speakers, a tribute
documentary and even an appearance by Marilyn Monroe!

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Champ of Champs Make Record Books!

On September 17, Bob Gray and the crew of
his boat Blow Me competed in ASMBYCs
Champion of Champions regatta held at KHYC.
The regatta takes all the winners from the past
years races and lets them duke it out in a battle
royal to determine who is the best in the Santa
Monica Bay.
In this two race event Bob found himself in 2nd
place after the first race, narrowly missing 1st
by 17 seconds. In the second race they put the
hammer down on the competition, winning by
over nine minutes. No other sailor in the history
of the event has ever won it more than twice.
Bob has now won it three out of the last four
years. The perpetual trophy will now reside at
the Pacific Mariners Yacht Club for the next year
until its time for Bob to compete for it again.
Story courtesy of PMYC

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SMWYC Celebrates
75-Years!
The first official meeting of the Santa
Monica Yacht Club, now the Santa Monica
Windjammers Yacht Club was held in the spring
of 1941. This year marks 75-years in existence
and the current membership plans to celebrate.
On October 16th the club will be holding an
event commemorating 75-years on the boating
scene that will include on-water activities, a big
ol barbeque/chili tasting, classic cars and all
kinds of other fun stuff.
From world war II to the iPhone generation,
SMWYC has continued to thrive. They have
raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for
cancer research and currently have run a very
popular junior sailing program that has gotten
young people educated and involved with the
sport of sailing. But the 16th will be a time
to relax and enjoy one of the nicest locations
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Real Pirates
of

California
By Richard Schaefer

sKetCh By Jessie Lee Cederblom

the bounding-main.

ell, its October and the island of Catalina

is preparing for another Buccaneers Day
bacchanal. I would bet that 99% of the lusty
revelers arent even aware that California,
does, in fact, have its own history of lusty,
looting pirates and that story is probably
stranger than any other that ever took place on

Californias wild tale of piracy took place in 1818. But lets go back a few
years and begin our story in 1814 aboard the British barque, Columbia
which traded for seal, otter and elk hides from Puget Sound to Monterey.
The first mate aboard Columbia was an Englishman, Peter Corney. Corney
had served with the Pacific Fur Trading Company and with the North West
Company for over five years and knew the Pacific coast and the weakness
of the Spanish outposts very well. At that time, there were fewer than
3,000 Europeans (mostly Spanish) in all of Alta California.
In 1818 the Columbia was sold to King Kamehameha in the Sandwich
Islands (Hawaii). Corney helped deliver the ship to her new home and soon
became friends with the Hawaiian King, falling in love with the islands
and its people. He decided to stay in Hawaii and see what adventure the
future might bringhe didnt have long to wait.
In May, 1818 Corney was sitting in a waterfront tavern watching the
natives dive for pearls (this harbor would soon become known as, Pearl
Harbor) and saw an unusual vessel enter Oahus harbor. It was a small

warship, the Santa Rosa, flying the Argentinean flag. Within a few days,
the vessel was quickly (and maybe oddly) sold to King Kamehameha for
a fraction of what it was worth.
Corney, with suspicions aroused, began asking questions. He soon
learned that the crew had mutinied and set her officers adrift off the coast
of Mexico. The Santa Rosa was the smaller of two ships, commissioned
as privateers, under an Argentinean Letter of Marque, to attack Spanish
holdings during the Argentine War of Independence from Spain. The crew
was fearful that the larger warship, the Argentina was in pursuit.
They were right. Not many days had passed before the Argentina sailed
into Honolulu in search of the mutineers. Fearing the worst, the crew
quickly fled into the jungle.
The Captain of the Argentina, Hippolyte Bouchard, a French born
Argentinean, and former Captain in Napoleons navy, wasted no time in
hiring islanders to track down the mutineers in the hills. They were quickly
rounded up by the natives and Bouchard and, after a brief trial, executed
the ringleaders and flogged the rest. With Corneys help, Bouchard
negotiated with King Kamehameha, bought back the Santa Rosa and set
about preparing her for sea.
Corney was in the mood for adventure and suggested to Bouchard that
California, a Spanish possession, was poorly defended and could be easily
plundered. Bouchard readily agreed and made Corney Captain of the
newly refitted Santa Rosa.

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The crews of the two ships were mainly European, Malaysian, African
and American, and most were professional sailors. Corney and Bouchard
knew that they might need infantry to attack the Spanish holdings in
California so they prevailed upon the King for men.
The Hawaiian King provided 100 strong Hawaiians as soldiers and 30
young Hawaiian women as...uh...morale boosters.
During the crossing to California the crews exercised the heavy cannons
aboard the two ships, and the Hawaiian warriors prepared for battle.
Corney suggested the ships make landfall at Fort Ross, above San
Francisco. The British sailor knew many of the Russians living there from
his fur trading days and they restocked the ships with powder, shot and food.
The Russians, no friends of the Spanish, provided current information on
the Presido of Monterey (the capitol
of California) and the two ships set
sail south.
The ships sailed into the harbor of
Monterey at night. The Spanish
soldiers in El Castillo (the fort)
hailed the ships and told them
to send in a boat and to identify
themselves. Corney declined and
waited until dawn. The soldiers
were suspicious of their midnight
visitors and sent word to the
presidio for reinforcements.
At first light the Santa Rosa opened
fire on the fort while the Argentina,
under Bouchard, maneuvered up the coast to find a landing area for his
Hawaiian infantry, in the rear of the Spanish fortifications, near what is
now Cannery Row.
In a short while, Bouchard had landed two cannons with gun crews
and about 75 islanders armed with spears - all naked, but for blue paint
and tattoos.
The first the Spanish knew of their presence was the roar of the cannons
and the war cries of the Hawaiians at their rear. At first, the Spaniards
attempted to bring their cannons to bear on the advancing pirates and form
a firing line of riflemen. But, the sight of the naked, spear-toting islanders,
hurtling toward their position, panicked them. They broke ranks, and ran
for their lives.
Several soldiers were speared as they tried to escape toward the presido
of Monterey. The Hawaiians only stopped long enough to strip the hats
and shirts from the dead - then quickly resumed their screaming pursuit,
wearing Spanish hats and scraps of bloody clothing.

the Hawaiians for a charge and led them to overrun the Spanish position.
The Spanish broke and ran, allowing the pirates to quickly seize and loot
the outskirts of Monterey.
That night Bouchard and Corney discovered that the Spanish had captured
three of their men. The next day, Bouchard sent a detail of men forward
under a flag of truce. The governor was told he must return his prisoners to
Bouchard or Monterey would be looted and destroyed. He asked for three
days to consider the threat to which Bouchard agreed. By the fourth day,
Bouchard had heard nothing and attacked - burning and looting Monterey
forcing the Spanish to retreat inland to Salinas.
As any good Catholic would, Bouchard gave orders that the mission and
surrounding buildings be spared and the priests and Indians in residence
remain unmolested.
On December first, 1818, Don
Pablo Vicente de Sol, the
last Spanish governor of Alta
California, stood on the hills
overlooking the bay. Behind him,
smoke still hung in the sky above
Monterey, and he watched as the
Argentine privateers, Argentina
and Santa Rosa, set sail south
towards Santa Barbara. The
governor had already sent riders
north to San Francisco and south,
along the Camino Real (now
Highway 101) to alert the presidios
at San Luis Obispo, Mission La
Pursima Concepcin De Mara
Santsima (Mission of the Immaculate Conception of Mary), Mission
Santa Barbara and Mission Buena Ventura. From San Francisco, a Spanish
ship was dispatched southward to warn, Mission San Juan Capistrano and
the Presidio of San Diego. All of Spanish California would soon be on
alert for the approaching pirates.
On the 4th of December the two ships, heavily loaded with livestock and
loot from Monterey, rounded Point Conception. That night Bouchard
and Corney saw lights in the hills and assumed they were the lights of
Santa Barbara. At dawn the two ships anchored in the small bay at the
base of Rufugio Canyon and sent boats ashore with about fifty men.
They marched into the hills but didnt find Santa Barbara, but did find
the sprawling Ortega Hacienda. The landowners, the vaqueros and their
families fled to Santa Barbara, arriving about the time the news of the
Battle of Monterey reached the soldiers of the presidio.
The missions bells alarm was sounded and the padres amassed more than
a hundred of their mission Indians, armed with farming tools, and joined
the soldiers and vaqueros in preparing barricades for the town.

The surviving Spanish made it to the breastworks, blocking the road to

Monterey, that was hastily thrown up by the soldiers of the presido. They
barely had time to fire their field pieces and discharge a volley of rifle shot
at the advancing islanders. This hailstorm of lead temporally halted the
Hawaiian charge.

Riders were sent to Mission Buena Ventura that evening. The padres
there took church valuables and mission Indians and moved them inland,
toward the Ojai Valley. Soldiers from the Ventura Presidio and vaqueros
from the local ranchos threw up barricades across the road leading from
the beach, and waited.

By this time, Corney, and another detachment of Hawaiians from the

Santa Rosa, had landed and joined Bouchards men. Corney formed up

That night, the privateers remained at the ranch, drinking and celebrating
their easy conquest. The next morning they began taking their loot back to

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the ship and dispatched a scouting party toward Santa Barbara.

However, the night before, a detachment of cavalry and vaqueros had
slipped close to the ranch headquarters. As the small scouting party of
privateers moved down the road toward Santa Barbara they were lassoed
by the mounted vaqueros and cavalry, and taken prisoner. [Note: This is
not as fantastic as it sounds. The Spanish vaqueros and cavalry-dragoons
were some of the finest horsemen in the world. It was a custom in old
California for vaqueros or cavalry to ride into the hills near the missions
and presidios and lasso grizzly bears, which were very common and
generally considered a pest.]
Bouchard, witnessing the capture of his patrol, became enraged and
ordered that the ranch buildings be burned and all livestock killed. Saddle
horses, cattle and pigs were shot down or had their throats cut, where they
stood. Later, Bouchard and Corney returned to the ships and set sail for
Santa Barbara the next day.
As the two ships made their way down the coast, the Spanish cavalry kept
pace, riding along the coast road toward Santa Barbara. The ships fired
several long-range cannon shot at the galloping soldiers and the soldiers
returned fire with their rifles. In the late afternoon, with the wind falling
away, they launched their boats and towed their ships into the anchorage.
They dropped anchor 200 yards offshoreabout a half mile from the
seemingly deserted town.
In the calm of early evening the Argentina fired a cannon as a signal,
hoisted a flag of truce and sent a party ashore.
Soon a Spanish officer and a detachment of soldiers rode down to the
beach. Bouchard asked the officer to tell the commander of the presidio
that if they would return his captured men unharmed, then he would spare
Santa Barbara. The following morning the officer appeared and informed
Bouchard that his crewmen would be returned.
The next day, December 10, his reparated crew aboard, Bouchard, keeping
his word, again made sail southward.
Even before leaving Hawaii, Bouchard and Corney had decided that
although San Diego was the richest port in California, it would be far
too dangerous to run the gauntlet of a battery of Spanish guns on Point
Loma, and then face them again on the way out of the deep baymost
likely against adverse winds or tides. They also knew the hamlet of Los
Angeles was poor and any possible booty was located too far inland. That
would leave only one more target for plunder in California, Mission San
Juan Capistrano.
On the morning of December 14, the two ships anchored in the bay
beneath what is now Dana Point. Corney and Bouchard thought the
bay was beautiful. As the sounds of church bells rang down the shallow
canyon of San Juan Creek, Bouchard felt there wouldnt be much of value
in the idyllic town. He ran up a flag of truce and sent one of his lieutenants
to meet the Spanish soldiers gathered on the beach.
The garrison of San Juan Capistrano had been warned of the privateers
approach the day before by riders sent from Santa Barbara. The soldiers
were preparing for battle. The priests abandoned the small, Father Serra
Chapel and took their Indian charges and valuables inland.
As Bouchards men landed on the broad, sandy beach, Lieutenant Santiago

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Argello rode forward and demanded to know what business they had with
the town. Bouchards men informed the lieutenant that their commander
would not attack or molest the town if they would supply him with a good
quantity of powder and cannon shot. To which the young lieutenant rashly
replied, If your Captain does not sail out of these waters immediately I
will most certainly supply him with cannon shot and powder.
Bouchard, upon receiving word from his landing party, ordered that they
would land at dawn, attack and loot the town, and may God have mercy
on any who stood in their way.
The next morning Corney, with 50 sailors, gun crews for his two cannons
and 75 Hawaiians armed with spears landed near the outfall of San Juan
Creek. The Spanish soldiers moved to block the road inland by forming
a hasty skirmish line at the edge of the beach. They soon received a blast
of cannon shot, followed by the screaming charge of 75 nearly naked
Hawaiiansspears held over their heads. Lieutenant Arguellos brash
resolve withered under the blast of cannon shot, and totally dissolved
at the sight of the screaming Hawaiians. The Spanish line fell apart and
they retreated as fast as they couldrunning right through town and into
the countryside.
By two oclock the town was in flames, the landing party drunk, the priests
wine barrels loaded on carts and the Spanish still running for San Diego. At
dusk the pirates were back on the beachmany were so intoxicated they
had to be lashed to the gun carriages and carts and wheeled to the boats.
Several more fell overboard on the way back to the ships. The scattered
loot stretched for a mile along the roadfrom the town to the beach. The
next morning Bouchard flogged the 20 most drunken men who, against
his orders, had wrecked Church property. He also buried his six dead, one
of whom died from excessive alcohol consumption.
The crew nursed their wounds and hangovers the remainder of the day.
The following morning, the two ships set sail for Mexico where they
would continue to raid Spanish possessions and attack Spanish ships sinking one off Cabo San Lucas. Ultimately, the ships and crew ended up
in the Chilean Navybut thats another story.
Hippolyte de Bouchard, former Captain in Napoleons navy, Privateer,
and eventually a Commodore in the Argentinean, Peruvian and Chilean
Navy, was given a large tract of land and a sugar mill for his services as
a privateer and naval officer. He was later killed during a slave revolt.
Sir Peter Corney never received any money for his many months of service
in the Argentinean Navy and barely escaped a Chilean dungeon before
finding passage back to England. There he married, eventually returning
to his beloved Hawaii to write books and raise a family. His descendants
live in the islands to this day.
As for the 130 Hawaiiansthey seemed to have dissolved into the fog
of history. But, I suspect there are some folks in South America who are
really good with hula-hoops, crave poi, collect Don Ho albums, love
pirate movies and have a Jack Sparrow poster on the wall.
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and seamanship, managed yachts and written for boating publications
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At one point during last months Small
Craft Harbor Commission meeting,
Commissioner Russ Lesser commented
that the moon landing was a quicker
process than what was before them that
morning, a project called Boat Central,
a large-scale concierge-style boat storage
facility that would be built near the public
launch ramp on Fiji Way.
The six-level, 70-foot structure with 345
dry stack spaces (and 30 mast up spaces) began in 1999, then was looked
at more seriously in 2003. It was last visited in 2007 and the commission
at that time gave it an endorsed recommendation for the option. In a
2012 The Log article they announced construction was a year away. But
the politics of development is a winding road and now the Boat Central
project is before us again.
On the one hand it would seem the project would be well received as
it supplies slips in the 20-35-foot range, which is always a point of
focus for those who are fearful of Marina del Rey becoming financially
inaccessible to the common man. Unfortunately, Boat Central doesnt
look as though it would aid in that pursuit the potential builder was
at the meeting and said the cost of keeping a boat in the facility will be

comparable with in water slip fees. Of

course it was pointed out that money
is saved through the maintenance that
isnt required and customers get first
class treatmentthey can call ahead
of time and have the boat cleaned and
waiting for them when they arrive.
But perhaps its just that type of shift
that makes some uncomfortable. In
addition to the physical size of the
place, which many dont like, this idea
that there will be this sort of catering to boaters might insinuate a future
path to high-end elitism.
Beyond that, others, including the Marina del Rey Lessees Association,
were dubious about Boat Centrals ability to succeed. Tim Riley
representing the Association said:
We question the financial feasibility of the dry stack structure and are
concerned that the county has not ensured protection to the community
if the lessee abandons the project during construction or after operations
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therefore 345 more will likely not be sold.

Interestingly, and a bit of a digression, at two

other moments during the meeting private
individuals complained on record that they
couldnt find a slip for their small boats. The
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Bug Huntin
This month marks the beginning of lobster season. Lobstering is a different
kind of fishing experience for a few reasons. Unlike rockfish season or
other openers, lobstering is one of those things anyone can do. You dont
have to have to be a skilled fisherman or have a ton of expensive equipment
to cruise out there with a couple of hoop nets and some flashlights and try
to lure these weird little creatures into your clutches.
Another cool thing is its a nighttime activity. Night boating is fun but
we all know once you get home, have two beers and feel the grip of that
couch, climbing in the boat might not be all that tempting, but having a
reason to go out makes all the difference. And once youre out there its
usually a blast.
The third thing thats pretty cool about bug hunting is these damn things
are delicious and easy to turn into dinner. Sure its cool to bring some super
smelly scaly fish home but someone has to chop off bloody heads, know
how to filet and then have a handle on how to prepare a dish. Lobsters just
get thrown in a pot of hot water and eaten with butter. A caveman can cook
a lobster dinner.
For those who have not ventured out into the night to capture these little

varmints, know that there are some legal hoops (no pun intended) you
have to jump through. You have to have a fishing license, a report card
and you have to turn in that report card by the end of the season. Heres
the rules as posted on the Fish and Game website:
In addition to purchasing the Spiny Lobster Report Card, you will
need to purchase a California Sport Fishing License with a Sport Ocean
Enhancement validation for the calendar year you intend to fish in. Any
child who is under 16 years of age or adult who is hoop netting from a
public pier (only two hoop nets allowed) is not required to purchase a
sport fishing license.
Lobster report cards are valid for the lobster fishing season, rather than
the calendar year. The new seasonal lobster report cards must be returned
by April 30 following the close of the lobster fishing season. A $20 nonreturn fee will be charged when purchasing the next seasons lobster
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RACING

SCE N E

One More Time Keeps on Rolling

Last month the 41st running of the Wooden Hull Yacht Clubs One More Time Regatta ran one more time and the winds and seas did not disappoint. The
event, held outside Marina Del Rey, is jointly sponsored by Del Rey and Pacific Mariners Yacht Clubs and is open to all wooden hulled boats. Boats
have come from all over California to participate including sailing legend Dennis Conner in years past. For competitors and spectators alike, the One
More Time Regatta is the closest thing to stepping into a time machine. Boats in the wooden hull era illustrate a craft that has since changed. Ask any
wooden boat enthusiast and they will tell you a wooden sailboat moves through the water dramatically different and they will all exude a pride in what
they are all about. Its likely, at some point, they will refer to todays fiberglass vessels as plastic boats and yes, thats meant to be an insult.
By 10:30 a.m. on race day there was a consistent ten-knot breeze and winds gradually built to 15-18 knots at T marker by the noon start. The seas did
not catch up and this made for ideal sailing conditions, especially for the heavy wooden boats - they love a stiff breeze.
The 13.6 mile inverted start race was all over by 3:15 p.m. and Sumatra, the overall winner blasted around the course with a two hour seven minute
elapsed time.
Bill Durants beautiful Lapworth 50 sloop was the last starter and beat the next boat, Denton Porters Patience, a 93 year-old 36 ft. Herreshoff ketch
by nearly six minutes. Patience was ably skippered by Dennis Jensch. WHYC Commodore Steve Guilfords 40 ft. Kettenberg sloop, Antares, came in
third overall sailing 34 ft. Rogues March, And Dennis and Andy Peitso came in fourth; they used working canvas and no spinnaker.
The conditions favored neither sloops nor split rigs and the difference in corrected times between fastest and slowest boats was under 30 minutes.
After the race the competitors got together for burgers, dogs, drinks and trophies at Del Rey Yacht Club.
Story by Andy Kopetsky amended by The Mariner

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Handy nuggets of pocket sized
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Advisory Warnings
This one is for those who might be new to
boating and/or the area. This time of year Santa
Ana winds can sneak up wreak serious havoc
for the unsuspecting. If youre cruising out and
youre in the main channel, always look at the
Sherrifs station right there near Fishermans
Village on the left. If you see a triangular red
flag flying, its small craft advisory and it means
that winds in the 22-33 knot zone are either
happening or projected. It could also mean that
the seas are pretty big.
Definitely take it seriously and consider whos
on the boat and if all your ducks are in a row.
A day in the ocean with 20-25-knot winds can
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and your equipment arent up for the task. They
call it the Santa Monica Bay, but its the Pacific
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NOAA says it this way: There is no precise
definition of a small craft. Any vessel that may
be adversely affected by Small Craft Advisory
criteria should be considered a small craft.
Other considerations include the experience of
the vessel operator, and the type, overall size,
and seaworthiness of the vessel.
If you see two triangular flags stacked, thats a
gale warning. That means were likely to see
winds in the 30s and 40s - 34-47 to be exact.
Many people consider those the return back
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2 x 9,9 Yamaha high thrust remote 25. 20 Johnson

The Ocean Conservation Society, that conducts

MdR. 818-200-9770 - steveklein01@gmail.com

remote 20. 40 Evinrude remote 20. 50 Mercury

valuable research of marine mammals in the Santa

remote 20. 75 Mercury trim 20. 125 Force trim

Monica Bay, is looking for boat donations. There are

Inflatables
14 Nourvrania RIB w/40 HP 4 Stroke

remote. Price is right! Call 310 823-1105.

many benefits to donating your boat. Please email

The boat is pretty leaky. Im told it needs the rear

Long shaft (two of them). App. 1987, like new, only 50

Cash For Your Boat !

cones replaced and now the steering is locked from

hrs. Asking $2000 each.

Power or sail, Yachts to dinghys 310-849-2930

non use. The 2009 40 HP Honda is great though!

310-822-0417

Donate Your Boat

Spinnaker for Catalina 38

boat or boat gear as donation to support essential and

300 hours on diesel Caterpillar engines! Located in

Dinghys

$3,400 310-397-1887.

Zodiac 10

Zodiac Yacht Line YL310R Rigid Hull Dinghy 10

VGC. Solid floor. CA Registration. Needs some re-

2016

Suzuki 200 HP

csaylan@earthlink.net.. www.oceanconservation.org

Other Stuff

LA Area Council Boy Scouts of America need your

In very good condition $600 - 310-871-5260

formative youth programs, please call 310-823-2040

Dingy Dock: Wooden floating dock.

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Donate your boat

To SOS, a non profit organization helping and
thanking our past and present Veterans. Www.
supportingourservicemen.org. 888-658-8884

Donate Your Boat

Receive a substantial tax deduction. Support youth

boating programs. S.O.S. Please call 888-650-1212

Help Wanted

Salesman with knowledge about

sailboats
Catalina yacht anchorage in mdr loooking for sales-

Get the newly

released book on the
history of
Marina del Rey!

man with a minimum of 5 years sales experience

Available at the Historical Societys Gallery at
Fishermans Village, at local bookstores, or online at
www.marinadelreyhistoricalsociety.org

Call 818-884-7700.

Services

Private Investigator
You have a problem, thats why you are turning to us.
We may have a solution. Divorce, cheating spouse,
Alimony, Child custody issues....Kinsey Investigations
www.kinseyinvestigstions.com. 320-613-3755

Los Angeles Powerboat Academy

Certification - Lessons -Close Quarters Docking
Anchoring & Mooring 310 882-1037
www.yachts4fun.com

Yacht delivery/Instruction
Ex USCG, 5 yes Vessel Assist/ Sea Tow Captain.
Paul Heiderich 310 712 2550

Splicing Services

The Ships Store may be gone, but Im back! Call

Denny at (310)422-1453.

Low Cost Boat Documentation

Mdrdoc@Mail.Com

Canvas Boat Covers and Repairs

New boat covers, canvas repair, restore water
repellency to marine canvas. Dan 310-382-6242

USCG Licensed 100-ton

Master Captain
Deliveries/Lessons/Private

Captain.

Outboard
Engine
Repair!

Experienced,

Courteous, Safe and Fun! Contact Jeffry Matzdorff

323.855.0191 earthakat@msn.com. Jeffry Matzdorff.
323.855.0191

Wanted

Boat Partner
Long-time experienced former boat owner interested
in partnership or sharing expenses 36-55 boat for
cruising and fishing. Ken 916 425-6650
kenkohl4423@gmail.com

Want to Rent Boat

40 yr retried Experienced
in Hollywood

Boater/owner living

desires to rent boat access ,in slip

primarily for relaxation. stylela@icloud.com

weekly/monthly in Delrey. Usage can be optional

Live Aboard Situation Wanted

Mature professional couple seeking intermittent

housing for a week or month at a time... ongoing
arrangement. Excellent local references, Win/win for
traveler or 2nd home/boat owner. Extremely clean
and reliable. Rate negotiable. Contact Don 703-8510770, don.mathison@gmail.com.

Jib

Looking for a jib in good condition with UV protection

for a 30 Catalina. Need a 40 Luff and a 23 foot.
Please contact Alan at: alanrock1@gmail.com or

30 years in
Marina del Rey!

Call for great deals on

tune ups!

Must Call for an appointment

Pick up and trailers available for a small fee

310-823-1105

310- 721-2825.

Inheritance

12792 W. Washington B;vd

1 block east of Beethoven
sales@andermarine.com

I have no shot at an inheritance and always wanted to

know what it felt like. 310-397-1887

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Andersson Marine has been

serving the Marina del Rey
boating community for over 30
years. From old 2-strokes to brand
new 4-strokes, we handle repair,
service, electrical, installations and
consultations. Contact us about
anything outboard!

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Restored Chris Craft For Sale!

With Original 120 hp KLC rebuilt engine

12v, gorgeous interior, teak

floor, agm, charger, bilge
pumps, rewired/plumbed,
35k in receipts. Full canvas.
$23,995
805-206-4394 Oxnard

Schaefer

Rigging

C ompl e te R igg ing S er v i c e

Consultations
Surveys
Installations
Steering cables
Retrofits

Sell it in

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the right way...

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to Set Up Your First Class

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Classes Include:
Sailing 101
Bareboat Cruising
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Gel Coat Specialists

Custom Fabrications
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Custom Instrument Dashboards

310/306- 2149

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