Another boat delivery ‘round Point Conception
Ahoy.
On Saturday morning, I will fly north to the San Francisco Bay
area for a yacht delivery from Ballena Isle Marina in Alameda to
Anacapa Isle Marina in the Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard. I will be
joined on this delivery by Capt. Chandler Bell, an experienced
captain with Bongos Sportfishing and the advertising director for my
radio show.
The weather forecasts look passable, with the San Francisco buoy
reporting swells smaller than 5 feet, and once again, this voyage
will require rounding Point Conception, but this time traveling
downhill.
We anticipate an early morning fuel stop at Morro Bay. That
usually means navigating the harbor entrance in the morning darkness
and fog. Last week, I mentioned entering Morro Bay in the fog and the
two methods I use when it is foggy.
We plan on arriving at Channels Islands Harbor on Sunday evening.
The very next morning, I will step aboard a mega-yacht destined
for Seattle. I will join two other captains, Butch Icobelli and Mitch
Keeler, on a 115-foot Codecasa from San Diego to Lake Union in
Seattle. We are seriously tracking the weather very closely up the
coast to Point Flattery, where you turn due east into the water of
Juan de Fuca between Washington and Canada.
In next week’s column, I will tell you about the yacht and share a
few of the trip’s highlights.
HOOKED ON FISHING
Also on Saturday morning, the very popular fishing radio show
“Let’s Talk Hookup” will broadcast live from Anglers Center’s fishing
expo and parking lot sale in Newport Beach. You will have the
opportunity to meet the radio show’s co-hosts, Pete Gray and Marty
Milner, during their live broadcast on San Diego’s XERB, “the Mighty”
1090 AM, from 7 to 9 a.m.
Pete, the show’s creator, was in the radio profession before the
fishing show for more than a decade as the sales manager for
KKOS/KCEO radio in San Diego. Pete is an avid angler of more than 30
years, so he decided to combine his enthusiasm for fishing with his
radio expertise by starting “Let’s Talk Hook-up,” which is now the
most successful fishing radio show in Southern California.
Martin “Marty” Milner joins Pete as co-host, and most of you
probably recognize Marty’s name from his 50 years as an actor. The
hits series “Route 66” and “Adam 12” were his most successful shows.
He has also been in films, on Broadway and is still invited for guest
appearances on TV. Marty is also an expert and avid fisherman,
including fly fishing. He travels the world to find that perfect
bite.
I met Pete and Marty years ago at their studios when I was filming
their show for a segment in my boating TV show. Not long ago they
were fishing on one of Bongo’s boats that Chandler captained for
their fishing trip.
“We had a nice trip with Chandler -- fishing was good, catching
was slow,” Pete wrote in an e-mail to me. “The Anglers Center live
remote is a great event -- good seminars and lots of great tackle
deals.”
Angler Center’s Dean Plant told me, “This is our third season
opener event and looks like it will be the best yet. The top raffle
prize is a trip to Buena Vista Beach Resort.”
Also, the Anglers Center’s Season Opener Fishing Tackle Expo and
Seminar Day will have more than 25 manufacturers set up in the
parking lot with their displays. Plant has scheduled several
seminars, including on proper rigging techniques, Baja travel and
stand-up fish fighting techniques. These seminars will be given by
fishing experts Dennis Braid, Jonathan Roldan, Barry Brightenburg and
Kit McNear.
Anglers Center is at 419 Old Newport Blvd. in Newport Beach. For
more information, call (949) 642-6662 or visit www.anglerscenter.com.
You can tune in to Pete and Marty every Saturday and Sunday on the
50,000-watt “Mighty 1090” and on the Web at www.hookup690.com.
While you are enjoying the festivities, remember those of us who
will cruise on the Pacific Ocean.
Safe voyages.
* MIKE WHITEHEAD is the Pilot’s boating and harbor columnist. Send
him your harbor and marine-related thoughts and story suggestions by
e-mail to Mike@BoathouseTV.com or visit BoathouseTV.com.
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