Dick Simon Yachts-Long Beach, CA

Registering Your Emergency Beacon May Save Your Life Last year, 205 people in the U.S. were rescued at sea thanks to NOAA’s Search And Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) System. But those successful rescues would not have happened if the boat owners hadn’t previously registered their emergency beacons with NOAA. That’s because NOAA is a part of COSPAS-SARSAT, a worldwide search and rescue program that relies on satellites and emergency beacons to detect and locate marin...ers, aviators, or individual adventurers in distress. Here’s how NOAA describes the program: COSPAS-SARSAT. . .uses a network of spacecraft to detect and locate distress signals quickly from emergency beacons employed on aircraft, boats, and from handheld personal locator beacons, or PLBs. When a NOAA satellite pinpoints the location of a distress signal, the information is relayed to the SARSAT Mission Control Center at NOAA’s Satellite Operations Facility in Suitland, Maryland. From there, the information is quickly sent to a Rescue Coordination Center, operated by either the U.S. Air Force for land rescues or the U.S. Coast Guard for water rescues. If the location of the beacon is in another country’s area of responsibility, then the alert is transmitted to that country’s mission control center. Sea Rescues Lead the Pack In 2016, SARSAT supported the rescues of 307 people in the United Stateswith waterborne incidents far outnumbering both aviation and land rescues. Here are the stats from NOAA-SARSAT: Rescues at sea: 205 people rescued in 55 incidents Aviation rescues: 23 people rescued in 15 incidents Terrestrial PLB rescues: 79 people rescued in 62 incidents Keep Your Registration Current Registering your emergency beacon is required by law. But, registering will help ensure you get the speedy assistance you need if you’re ever in distress. Before boating season hits, why not take a few minutes to make sure your beacon is registered and good-to-go? To register or update your emergency beacon information, visit http://www.sarsat.noaa.gov/beacon.html.

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY...WITH STRONGEST WINDS NEARLY 45 KT FRIDAY EVENING. THIS...IN ADDITION TO LARGE SHORT- PERIOD SEAS...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR MARINERS. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL WEAKEN EARLY SATURDAY...SEAS WILL REMAIN... ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY. PZZ750-775-170030- /O.UPG.KSGX.GL.A.0002.170217T1500Z-170218T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.GL.W.0003.170217T1500Z-170220T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT TO 30 NM- WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO 60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND- 737 AM PST THU FEB 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT GUSTING 40 TO 45 KT. * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS RISING TO 12 TO 16 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS AND LARGE STEEP SEAS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS FOR MARINERS. * OUTLOOK...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW GALE-FORCE EARLY SATURDAY...LARGE SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY...RESULTING IN CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

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CHECK YOUR BOAT! CHECK YOUR PUMPS AND FLOAT SWITCHES CHECK YOUR DECK DRAINS SO THEY ARE NOT PLUGGED DON'T START THE MOTOR UNLESS THE WATER IS CLEAR CHECK YOUR CANVAS AND ISINGLASS

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Merry Christmas everyone from Dick Simon Yachts!

Looking for a yacht in Mexico? Offering this 2002 Sunseeker 51 Camargue~ Located in Puerto Los Cabos, San Jose del Cabo, Mx. For info or to see contact Jay Bush~ Mexico Sales and Charters~ Vonage # ~ 619-270-2398, email~ [email protected] dicksimonyachts.com

Come see this beauty! Turn key ready. LLC owned! immaculate, low hours. The nicest previously owned boat period! you won't be disappointed! Call Mark B. 949-493-2011 today to schedule a private showing! Asking 549,000.00

BON VOYAGE, JOHN MALLEY June 29,1945November 9, 2016 On November 9th, 2016, we lost a colleague and a great friend, Virgil "John" Malley. After a vigorous fight with cancer, John was summoned home. ... John was a true friend to many of us in the business, and taught all of us many things, we are all grateful for. John was simply "one of the best", to all that knew him, eager to help anyone who needed help. Our prayer for you, John, is that you are now healed and at peace. Godspeed dear friend! and "Thank you" for all of your years of impeccable service. Fair winds and calm seas on your journey. As those of you who knew him, John was a staple in Dana Point Harbor. John has been in the Marine industry since 1975 in Dana Point. He started in sales with Dana Cove Yacht Sales where he sold brokerage power & sailboats as well as new boats such as the Targa, built in Finland, Bayfield, a Canadian built boat and a local product, Lancer Yachts, built in Santa Ana, California. In 1979 John transferred to Craig Froley Yachts and in addition to brokerage sold new boat products from Islander Yachts, Catalina Yachts and Cal Jensen Yachts. From 1983 until 2003 John owned and operated Dana Harbor Yacht Sales in Dana Point Harbor. During that time he was the dealer in Dana Point Harbor for both Catalina sailboats and Skip Jack fishing boats. In 2003, John sold DHYS and joined the new owners team to be a top producing sales associate for the Selene Trawlers, Pacific Seacraft and Saga sailboats. With John’s 41 years of experience, Dick Simon Yachts was proud to have John among their staff of seasoned and knowledgeable sales associates for 7 years. We will miss you John! Dick Simon Yachts Team

Today, we lost a colleague and a great friend. Virgil "John" Malley. John was summoned home after a vigorous fight with cancer. John was a true friend to many of us in the business, and taught all of us many things, we are all grateful for. John was simply "one of the best" to all that knew him. Our wish for you John, is be healed now, and may you always rest in peace. Godspeed my friend! and "Thank you" for all your years of impeccable service. May the wind always be on your back..

2001 Monte Fino $1,925000.00 Call for details 562-253-4687 ask for Jim D

New Listing for Long Beach 82' Monte Fino Cockpit MY 2001 1,925,000 P U T D FG Long Beach, CA Dick Simon Yachts

SEA MONSTER? "Hurricane Nicole blew in some sea monsters..." reads the Facebook post showing a huge lobster caught off the coast of Bermuda this week.