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CALIFORNIA BOATING NEWS SINCE 1971
NO. 1192
OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 10, 2022
SAILING 101: HOW TO READ A NAUTICAL CHART
ASK A MARITIME ATTORNEY: ANNUAL POSSESSORY INTEREST TAX ON PREVIOUSLY OWNED SLIP
OFFSHORE WARM WATER SPECIES STILL BITING AS NOVEMBER APPROACHES!
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SEE PAGE 19 GREEN SAILING WITH NEWPORT ELECTRIC BOATS
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EWPORT BEACH— Newport Electric Boats has been making electric propulsion systems since Walt White founded the company in 2020 and has been selling them across the east and west coasts. White is an electrical and systems engineer with a long career involving new product design and development in multiple industries. The system is completely clean, easily installed, and has battery options for day sailing, weekend cruising, and longer journeys. P. 9
CLEAN AND GREEN
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OS CABOS— The Bisbee Tournaments series began their 42nd season in early August in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, beginning with the 23rd annual Bisbee East Cape Offshore in Buena Vista, with a record-breaking $1,614,425 cash prizes for 97 teams of anglers to compete for. The Bisbee’s tournament includes three events. The second tournament to take place is the Los Cabos Offshore Tournament, which took place Oct. 20-23 and will be followed by the largest and longest standing in the series, the Back & Blue Tournament from Oct. 25-29. P. 8
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he staff at our BoatU.S. Foundation, dedicated to clean and safe boating, started this Green Cleaners test with two questions: What does “green” mean when it comes to the products we all use to clean our boats, and how well do they clean? In search of answers, we recently gathered in a driveway, soaking wet, covered in soap suds, cleaning dirty boats with a variety of “green” cleaners on the market, cleaners advertised as being safer for the environment. P. 10
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