 |  | Is Dana Point ‘Boat Barn’ Plan Dead?DANA POINT – A group that has been working with OC Dana Point Harbor staff to better align visions for the parking structures in the harbor revitalization plan has reportedly reached a consensus that a boat storage and launching facility referred to as a “boat barn” may not be the best option to provide boaters with adequate harbor access.
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 | | Divers, Boaters Attend SD Hull-Cleaning MeetingsSAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Unified Port District conducted a pair of public outreach meetings recently, in hopes of discovering the best way to deal with water pollution said to be caused by hull-cleaning divers.
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 | | Superyacht-Ready Facility Still Waits for Water Board ApprovalNATIONAL CITY -- It took a fleet of tugboats to bring a massive drydock through San Diego Bay to its new home at Knight & Carver YachtCenter. But the new facility designed to lift vessels weighing up 4,000 tons -- allowing full service and maintenance repairs on superyachts larger than 100 feet in length -- now sits unused, waiting for the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board to approve its operation.
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 | | Man-made Kelp Bed Thriving after Two Years SAN CLEMENTE – The man-made kelp bed created by Southern California Edison (SCE) off the Southern Orange County coast is lush with seaweed that provides a home for a wide variety of marine life. The project has surpassed scientists’ expectations, as the reef met nine of 14 California Coastal Commission criteria in its first year, according to SCE.
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 | | Tall Ships Festival Returns to Dana Point Sept. 10-12DANA POINT -- The Toshiba Tall Ships Festival, now in its 26th year hosted by the Ocean Institute, will return to Dana Point Harbor Sept. 10-12. The week’s scheduled events are designed to offer fun-filled activities for the whole family.
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 | | Newport Harbor Launches Dye Tablet ProgramNEWPORT BEACH -- Newport Harbor is launching its own version of Avalon Harbor’s successful program to end sewage spills from boats -- starting this month.
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 | | Baja’s Turtle Bay Fuel Pier Begins Accepting Credit CardsBAHIA TORTUGAS -- Gone are the days of stuffing dollar bills into a juice can on a string, and then tossing it 20 feet up onto a fuel pier. From now on, boaters can use plastic -- major credit cards only -- to pay for their fuel at Servicio El Gordo Junior, Turtle Bay’s big pier.
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 | | Abby Sunderland Working on Book with Sarah Palin AuthorSAN DIEGO – Teen sailor Abby Sunderland, who was forced to end her solo circumnavigation attempt earlier this year when a rogue wave knocked her boat down breaking its mast, will tell tales of her time at sea in a book that will be co-written by the author who co-wrote former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s book, “Going Rogue.”
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 | | Lido Yacht Expo Returns Sept. 23-26NEWPORT BEACH -- More than 250 big boats and yachts are expected to be on display in the water at the Lido Yacht Expo, which returns to Newport Beach for its 32nd year Sept. 23-26.
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 | | Channel Islands Yacht Club Celebrates 50 YearsCHANNEL ISLANDS HARBOR -- Members of Channel Islands Yacht Club -- decked out in blue blazers, white slacks and skirts -- hoisted burgees high, fired off canon salutes and toasted sailors from other yacht clubs in attendance, during an open house that signaled the start of peak boating season and a celebration of the club’s 50th anniversary.
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 | | Bridge to Private Island May Be Opened to PublicNEWPORT BEACH – A private footbridge that connects a private island to the Balboa Peninsula could become a public accessway, if conditions established by the California Coastal Commission are supported by an Orange County Superior Court Judge.
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 | | Kayaker Ends 1,000-mile Paddle to Baja AttemptThe military has a saying that all plans go out the window once you step into the field of combat.
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 | | Festival of Sail Coming to San Diego Sept. 2-6SAN DIEGO -- Historic tall ships will ply the waters of San Diego Bay during the Port of San Diego’s Festival of Sail, Sept. 2-6. More than 20 vessels will dock along the Embarcadero, awaiting exploration by festival-goers.
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 | | Customs Nabs Boat Carrying 144 Pounds of MethU.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) marine interdiction agents on routine patrol discovered 144 pounds of methamphetamine and 10 pounds of cocaine aboard a 23-foot recreational fishing vessel Aug. 22.
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 | | Artists Selected to Illuminate Coronado Bridge SAN DIEGO -- A San Diego Unified Port District public art selection panel has selected a team to light the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge.
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 | | NOAA, Fishing Interests Discuss Exorbitant Fines and ‘Misspending’WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -- The nation’s top fishery managers met Aug. 3 with industry leaders from California to Maine, to discuss ways to improve the troubled fishery law enforcement system amid findings of mismanagement, misspending and questionable fines.
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 | | Public Input Sought at Aug. 24 Marina del Rey MeetingMARINA DEL REY – The public is invited to provide input on the Local Coastal Program (LCP) Major Amendment proposed for Marina del Rey during special meetings to be held Saturday, Aug. 21 and Tuesday, Aug. 24.
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 | | Dana Point Boat Show to Feature National Marina Day CelebrationDANA POINT -- Organizers of the 2011 Dana Point Boat Show have announced that the four-day event will be timed to coincide with National Marina Day, to be celebrated nationwide next June 11.
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 | | Soviet Sub to Be Sunk off San DiegoSAN DIEGO -- A Cold-War-era Soviet submarine will soon submerge for the last time, joining the Canadian warship Yukon to become part of a growing artificial reef system off San Diego called “Wreck Alley.”
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 | | New 285-Slip Marina Under Way on Mexico’s East CapeEAST CAPE, Baja California Sur, Mexico -- Southern Baja California Sur looks like it will soon have another new marina to ease the slip shortage. Cabo Riviera is a 900-acre residential village development at the East Cape fishing town of La Ribera.
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