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MID-NOVEMBER OFFSHORE FISHING IS WINDINGTHE DOWNHELLY‘TIS THE SEASON TO BRIGHTEN HANSON NATIONAL CALENDAR EVENT THEDESIGN NIGHT: ADDING SQUID BUT HAS BEEN PROVIDING A CHANCE AT BLUEFIN, OFFSHORE UP ONE (NOOD) FESTIVAL OF WHALES, LIGHTS TO YOUR BOAT YELLOWFIN, YELLOWTAIL, MARLIN AND SWORDFISH! REGATTA KICKS OFF MARCH 19 A 50-YEAR LEGACY
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Sailing into the Season: Your Ultimate New fee under Gov’t Proposal Guide to SoCal Holiday Boat Parades!
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elcome to The Log’s 2024 Holiday overnor Gavin Newsom’s Boat Parade Guide!proposed 2021-22 budget, released Jan. 8, includes As the holiday season a proposal to raise the vessel renewal approaches, California’s fee from $20 every two years to $70 every two years to help stabilize a $52 million deficit coastal communities are in the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund. P. 8 gearing up to light up the water in grand style. From San Diego to Santa Barbara, our iconic boat parades are back, bringing festive cheer and dazzling displays to the coast. P. 14
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Proposed Budget Includes Potential 250% Increase In Vessel Registration Fee DANA POINT MARINE GROUP BOAT RECOGNIZED WORKS LAUNCHES FIRST WEST COAST AS A WHALE FOREIGN TRADE ZONE FOR SUPERYACHTS HERITAGE SITE
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arine Group Boat of Works n January this year, has achieved a significant Dana Point was recogmilestone as as San Diego’s nized the first Whale newest Foreign Tradesite Zone Heritage in (FTZ). North Notably, thisAmerica FTZ is the only and oneone of four in California and the Southwestern in the world by the World United StatesCetacean dedicated specifically Alliance. P. 20 to luxury yachts. P. 19
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PORT OF SAN DIEGO TESTING OUT NEW TIDE POOL ARMOR AS COASTAL PROTECTION ON HARBOR ISLAND
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he three-year pilot project launched by the port district and eco-engineering company ECOncrete will demonstrate and study a new design of ECOncrete’s interlocking Coastalock Tide Pool Armor in two different locations on Harbor Island, a man-made peninsula only a few hundred feet wide. P. 11
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