Visual recommendations for navigation to and from Long Beach California to Santa Catalina Island’s Avalon harbor and return. Useful if you become disoriented or GPS fails. Prepare and plan, know before you go. Take a boating safety course and train. Use at your own risk
– Shawn Alladio/K38
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TURNAROUND BOAT(Not accurate!)
Refer to GPS SETTINGS
CASINO
WHITE CONDOS
WHITE CLIFFS
Shadow
of
island fro
m
oute
r swells
Surface
Water
changes as
channel
deepens
Race Track
SADDLE
SADDLE
Personal Watercraft Racers must keep the turnaround boat on their port side. Your race numbers need to be legal size 8” high black, with a white background
easily seen or you will be responsible for lost your scoring.
THE ISLAND CAN BE OBSCURED VISUALLY FROM MARINE LAYER, HAZE OR FOG. YOU MAY SEE THE PEAKS OF THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE MARINE LAYER. HEAD FOR THE SOUTHERN POINTS.
CONDOS
AVALON
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Oil rigs should be on your FAR right
If you see these in front of you redirect to your portside!
They will be ‘miles away’ from your position and you will see
their shadow outline
RACE
TRA
CK L
INE
Head to South End of Catalina Island! Look for White Cliffs on your left and white condos on your
right. Casino Red Roof White sides
Buildings
LAST cranes3 TYPES OF WATER MOVEMENT
DIRECTION1. Water
2. Current3. Wind
All are directional!Following seas be
careful of steep pitch
4. Nearshore-shallow water
cross hatch/refraction
5. Center Channel-deep water
6. Island Shallow
1. nearshore
1. nearshore2. Center Channel
3. Shadow
Do not aim for the
headland! Keep it at 10-11:00 off
your bow
12:00 on your bow
11:00 off your bow
Head towards the ‘Saddle’ at south
island point
RETURN ROUTE• Look at your bow, the
bow is 12:00 o’clock • Headlands should be
11:00 o’clock portside• Oil rigs far off your
starboard side (right) This signifies approximate mid channel or halfway
• Currents will tack your bow in their direction. Do not under or over correct. Understand drift and tacking.
Look for ‘saddle’ on far back mountains behind the buildings
You should see the headlands or point before you can see cranes, keep it on your left!
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SHADOW
Current Direction
and/or Swell
Direction
Do not head to the HEADLANDS (HILL) Keep it to your portside left
about 10:00-11:00
Adjust helm to keep your track line on the SECOND harbor entrance on
the south jetty wall. (small lighthouse on left side of jetty wall).
Last crane is slightly to your left.
Cranes should be on your Left (port) backside heading to island, right
(starboard) on the return ride
Oil rigs on your right signify MID POINT, half way done!
HEADLAND REFRACTION
Wrong entrance Right entrance
Anticipate 3 areas of current and/or swell. Plus add in the wind direction and speed. The forces of action apply. Watch for boating traffic! Ferry traffic to and from the island can be astern, keep a watch! Do not cross over the bow of any vessel, you must go astern. Use the Navigational Rules of the Road while racing your Personal Watercraft.
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JETTY
WALL
LAST ROW OFCRANES ON YOUR LEFT!
WATCH FOR BOAT TRAFFIC OUT OF HARBORMOUTH
PWC
RACER
DIRECTION
Any of these may or may not be visible ON PORT SIDE OF YOUR BOW:• WHITE DOME• QUEEN MARY or CRUISE SHIP
FRONT VIEW
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CRANES:
LOOK FOR THE LAST ROW OF CRANES ON THE HORIZON, THEY SHOULD BE ON YOUR LEFT OR PORT SIDE!!!
OFFSHORE: AIM FOR THE LAST ROW OF CRANES YOU SEE DEAD AHEAD. KEEP THEM ON YOUR LEFT SHOULDER ABOUT 11:00-11:30 TILL YOU NEAR THE HARBOR ENTRANCE
KEEP CRANES ON YOUR LEFT INSIDE HARBOR
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RACER STUDY
Identify on your own effort the
visual landmarks, and navigation
direction!
GO!
TAKE A TEST!
With all the proper safety gear onboard,
practice the route from the ocean on your PWC.
Identify your landmarks for your navigation.
MEMORIZEThe zones you will be
Racing through inside of the Long Beach harbor.
If you cannot define these locations you
should not be racing in this event.
Safety is not a cheap word used casually. It is
an investment in your life! Your Responsibility.
How much are you worth?
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If you cannot identify all of the vital landmarks
covered in both directions you should not conduct a
channel crossing.
You simply are not prepared or safe.
You need to know how to operate a GPS, a Marine Band radio and carry on
board the federally required sound and signaling devices.
This is your responsibility do not make it somebody else’s to come find you.
Don’t be Stupid! Be Prepared
5 MPH Zone
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CORRECTTHE LONG BEACH HARBOR MOUTH ENTRANCE LIGHTHOUSE WILL BE ON YOUR LEFT AS YOU ENTER THE JAWS OF HARBOR MOUTH. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS (SQUARED) WITH FOUR COLUMNS OR PILLARS AS BASE AT THE END OF JETTY. Notice the ‘HEADLANDS in the distant background! You should be far away from the headlands off your port or left side.
INCORRECTTHIS IS THE SAN PEDRO HARBOR ENTRANCE, IF YOU SEE THIS YOU ARE AT THE WRONG ENTRANCE AND FAILED YOUR NAVIGATION! YOU NEED TO TRAVEL SOUTH TO THE NEXT HARBOR ENTRANCE. THE JETTY WALL ENDS AT A BEACH IN SAN PEDRO, YOU WILL SEE THE HEADLANDS VERY CLOSE AT THIS LOCATION. CORRECT YOUR DIRECTION. PROCEED TO THE QUEEN MARY AFTERWARDS ON PORT SIDE. YOU CAN DO THIS ON THE INSIDE OF THE HARBOR, OR FOLLLOW THE GUIDELINES.
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View from harbor entrance towards the dome and downtown Long Beach
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CHOOSE THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND
Head towards that saddle you seenear the end point of the island. (green
arrow)
As you near the island if there is no fog and you are miles away, you will begin to see the coloration of the south cliff face, a
beige color. And/or you may see the White Casino or red roof, OR you may see the white condos north of Avalon, or all of
them.
SHIP TRAFFIC LANESLB2CAT PWC RACE
BE AWARE OF THE SHIPPING LANES COMING INTO PORT. THESE LARGE SHIPS CANNOT STOP FOR
YOU, PAY ATTENTION! They have the right of way you
do not, you are more maneuverable
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• ROUGH CHOPPY WATER• CROSS HATCH• REFRACTION OFF JETTY WALL Directional Water Activity
JETTY WALL
JETTY WALL
JETTY WALL
TALL BUILDINGS ON HORIZONMOUNTAIN IN FAR DISTANCE ‘Saddle’
(BACKGROUND) IF YOU CAN SEE IT THROUGH CLOUDS/MARINE LAYER
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LIGHTHOUSE
2 BRIDGES IN BACKGROUNDYOU MAY SEE ONE OR BOTH
or NONE DEPENDING
UPON MARINE LAYER
VISIBILITY. THEY SHOULD BE ON YOUR LEFT (port)
KNOWBEFORE
YOU GO!
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FINISH
Things to be careful about
Boat Wakes Boat Traffic Kelp close to jetty walls
Look for:1. Cranes on your left2. Tall buildings ahead3. White Dome on left4. Cruise ships on left
Jaws of Harbor Mouth Lighthouse on your left (see photo)
QUEEN MARYDOME
CRUISE SHIPS
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1
3
2
4
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100% YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
U.S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue Los Angeles (11th District) Phone Number (310) 521-3815
Sea Tow (800) 473-2869
Cell Phone-full battery charge
Marine Band Handheld radio attached to your lifejacket
GPS properly mounted and secured-fresh batteries each trip. Do not mount in strike zone from body
Printed and waterproofed emergency contact numbers
File a Float Plan www.floatplanregistry.com
Vessel Safety Check http://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=V-DEPT&category=i-want-a-vsc
Join BOAT US https://www.boatus.com/MembershipWeb_Main/Membership/personal.aspx
BOAT US Towing APP http://www.boatus.com/towing/app.asp
USCG Boating Safety Site http://www.uscgboating.org/
Before you get underway, you should have investigated and invested your time in each of these links conducting your lifesaving homework. If you have not taken a NASBLA approved boater education course by now, you have failed. Go to this link today and get certified: https://www.boatus.org/california/
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAINFALL AND WATER CONTAMINATION
72 Hour Advisory:California State Health agencies recommend not to swim or surf 72 hours after rainfall due to coastal watersPolluted from urban runoff. Sewage or leaking pipes may be contributable factors. High concentrations fo bacteria may be present. Waters that are polluted may contain several different disease-causing organisms, commonly called pathogens. Enteric pathogens -- those that live in the human intestine - can carry or cause a number of infectious diseases. Swimmers in sewage-polluted water (or even just "normal" urban runoff) could contract any illness that is spread by migration and inadvertent ingestion of fecal-contaminated water. (AIDS and many other diseases are not carried by enteric pathogens.)
Viruses are believed to be a major cause of swimming-associated diseases, and are responsible for many cases of gastroenteritis, hepatitis, respiratory illness, and ear, nose, and throat problems. Gastroenteritis (commonly referred to as "stomach flu") , which can also be caused by bacteria, is a common term for a variety of diseases that can cause symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, stomach ache, nausea, headache, and fever. Other microbial diseases that can be contracted by swimmers include salmonellosis, shigellosis, and infection caused by E. coli (a type of enteric pathogen). Other microbial pathogens found at varying concentrations in recreational waters include amoeba and protozoa, which can cause giardiasis, amoebic dysentery, skin rashes, and pink eye.
Toxic cocktail is a combination of pesticides, herbicides, heavy metals and pollutants that may be in the water after a significant rainfall. Reference: http://www.nrdc.org/water/oceans/ttw/default.asp
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ABOUT K38Shawn Alladio is the founder of K38 International. She is the world’s foremost expert on Personal Water Craft and Rescue Water Craft training, education and event safety management with over 25,000 logged hours. Shawn trains military, law enforcement, fire rescue, lifeguards, search and rescue groups and provides the highest level of aquatic water safety management for special events
She has received numerous boating safety awards from heroism to reducing or preventing drownings and for her dedication to revolutionizing lifesaving worldwide.
Shawn has been inducted in 2 Hall of Fames
1. National Safe Boating Council Boating Safety Hall of Fame2. International Jet Sports Boating Association
For more information please visit: K38Rescue.com K38WaterSafety.com
Use this information at your own risk, it is your boating responsibility to be prepared and certified to operate a PWC competently. Ignorance is not above the law, if you are the registered title owner of a PWC you are legally required to be prepared underway.
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