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Being a newbie to this sport, I have quickly learned to avoid the weekends starting in May. I am planning now to fish the weekdays and go out very early or late in the day.
Having owned a 30 foot fishing boat until 2 years ago, I was always amazed at the lack of safety and lack of general seamanship knowledge most boat owners display. The financial rules just a few years ago allowed anyone to purchase a boat, with little or no experience in boating and no requirement to have taken a safety boating course. My biggest concern when I was coming into the harbor was other boaters running into me or blocking the channels. This applies to powerboat and sailboat owners. I once had a large sailboat almost t-bone my boat as the "skipper" was beating in the channel and not under power; he just missed my stern by inches, almost hitting a boat in its slip, and didn't even apologize, even though in Dana Point, sailboats need to be under power in the channels.
Kevin
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