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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