This powerpoint is a great reference for memorizing visual landscape objects for the LB2CAT Personal Water Craft race. Long Beach and back an annual competition. Written by Shawn Alladio, use at your own risk

1. 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
LB2CAT PWC RACE
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2. LB2CAT PWC RACE
TURNAROUND BOAT
(Not accurate!)
Refer to GPS SETTINGS
WHITE CONDOS
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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3. 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
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
3 TYPES OF WATER
MOVEMENT
DIRECTION
1. Water
2. Current
3. Wind
All are directional!
Following seas be
careful of steep pitch
1. Nearshore-
shallow water
cross
hatch/refraction
2. Center Channel-
deep water
1. Island Shallow
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!
LB2CAT
PWC RACE
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4. 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!
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.
LB2CAT
PWC RACE
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5. LAST ROW OF
CRANES ON
YOUR LEFT!
WATCH FOR BOAT TRAFFIC
OUT OF HARBORMOUTH
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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6. 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
LB2CAT PWC RACE
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7. 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.
MEMORIZE
The 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?
LB2CAT PWC RACE
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
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8. CORRECT
THE 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.
INCORRECT
THIS 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.
LB2CAT PWC RACE
View from harbor entrance
towards the dome and
downtown Long Beach
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9. CHOOSE THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND
Head towards that saddle you see
near 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 LANES
LB2CAT 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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10. • ROUGH CHOPPY WATER
• CROSS HATCH
• REFRACTION OFF JETTY WALL Directional Water Activity
JETTY WALL
TALL BUILDINGS
ON HORIZONMOUNTAIN IN FAR DISTANCE ‘Saddle’
(BACKGROUND) IF YOU CAN SEE IT
THROUGH CLOUDS/MARINE LAYER
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PWC
RACE
LIGHTHOUSE
2 BRIDGES IN
BACKGROUND
YOU MAY SEE
ONE OR BOTH
or NONE
DEPENDING
UPON MARINE
LAYER
VISIBILITY.
THEY SHOULD
BE ON YOUR
LEFT (port)
KNOW
BEFORE
YOU GO!
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11. FINISH
Things to be careful about
 Boat Wakes
 Boat Traffic
 Kelp close to jetty walls
Look for:
1. Cranes on your left
2. Tall buildings ahead
3. White Dome on left
4. Cruise ships on left
Jaws of Harbor Mouth
Lighthouse on your left (see photo)
QUEEN MARY
DOME
CRUISE SHIPS
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1
3
2
4
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12. 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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13. 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 waters
Polluted 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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14. ABOUT K38
Shawn 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 Fame
2. 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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