LAKE ARROWHEAD, CA — Chuck Garrison, who wrote about Southern California sportfishing for more than 40 years — in books and articles in numerous publications, including FishRap and Sea Magazine — d... (more)

SAN DIEGO — Madeline C. von Der Ahe, better known as “Peggy,” who opened Sea Chest Marine with her family in 1975, died April 14. She was 91.

von Der Ahe was born May 23, 1918 in Fargo, N.D. Sh... (more)

Jack Andrew Kelly, a retired Navy commander and well-known yachtsman, yacht designer and builder, died March 19. He was 90.

A sixth generation San Diegan — whose great grandfather was the first... (more)

SAN DIEGO — Harold Rehmann, treasurer and co-owner of San Diego’s Sunset Marine Inc. for the past 25 years, died March 9. He was 70.

Born Sept. 14, 1939, the Dumont, N.J. native found his way ... (more)

OCEANSIDE — Boaters continue to share memories of friend and businessman Karel Cech, the owner and founder of Oceanside Harbor’s sole at-vessel pumpout service. The passionate boater who is remembe... (more)

The Southern California boating industry lost an Orange County icon with the passing of Howard Coughenour, a legendary boat builder and owner of The Boat Yard in Costa Mesa.

Coughenour died Feb... (more)

MARINA DEL REY — Harley Anthony Searcy Sr., former chairman of the Los Angeles County Small Craft Harbor Commission and CEO of Alliance Property Group Inc., died after a long illness, Jan. 11. He ... (more)

NEWPORT BEACH — Legendary boat designer and devoted American Legion member Donald Ray Donaldson, who crafted the famous Ditmar Donaldson yacht Mojo and many other vessels, and led the rebuild of Am... (more)

LONG BEACH — The sailing and law enforcement community lost one of their comrades and heroes when Arnold Schmeling, a 30-year veteran with the Long Beach Police Department, died Dec. 24. He was 79.... (more)