Mariner Issue 189

The Issue #189
November 2018
Mariner
THE WEATHER ISSUE

CHECKING OUT THE FOILING FIGARO 3 SPEEDSTER
HYPOTHERMIA
SANTA ANA WINDS
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FROM THE EDITOR
The Mariner is t rY i N G to act cool iN UNeXPected HiGH wiNdS

Editor/Publisher
Pat Reynolds
When I decided to make this issue mostly about weather I started thinking about the weather related
experiences I’ve had or paid attention to since issue # 1. I remember when I went out in my (new to
Columnist me) 32’ cruising boat around this time of year and the wind piped up pretty quickly. I thought I knew
Bill McNeely how to reef the boat, but it turns out I only knew how to panic while trying to reef. Do understand that
if you go out in November, Santa Anas can come out of nowhere and being severely overpowered in
For advertising rates and the ocean is a really weird feeling. This thing that you laughed and ate cheese on during the summer is
Information contact acting like it doesn’t even know you. Trying to make adjustments at a 70-degree angle with a boat that
310-397-1887 is now very hard to steer is disconcerting. It makes a bunch of noises you haven’t heard before and sort
email of acts pissed off. You’ll also notice that your crew is looking at your face and deciding what level of
editor@marinermagazine.com scared they want to dial up. You’ll be looking back at them, realizing how useless some of them are.
It’s mean but true.
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Marina del Rey, CA 90295 Through the chaos of what feels like a hurricane, a reefed sailboat goes by and you notice they are in
the middle of a game of charades in the cockpit. This observation will be more meaningful later, for
The Mariner appears on the last now you have to restore order.
Friday of every month.
After a while, the shock of this onslaught of insanity will subside and you’ll figure it all out and find
This issue your way. You’ll tame the beast as they say. Upon reflection there will be lessons learned but for you
October 26 - November 30 sailors out there, definitely go to the trouble of learning how to reef and mentally
preparing for such a circumstance.
Thanks for picking it up!
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at a glance: Coming Events 6
Off the Wire 8

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Hypothermia Facts 10
Sheriff: Interview with Dr. Michael Mellman
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Devil Winds 17
 Los Angeles County Santa Ana Winds Explained
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Hypothermia
Facts
From the sailing doctors mouth
A while back The Mariner interviewed Dr. Michael Mellman about hypothermia. Mr. Mellman has been a doctor for the L.A. Kings and the L.A. Lakers
to name just two. He is a very respected practitioner and also a sailor—he was generous enough to talk about this condition that boaters need to know
about.
What is hyperthermia?
Mellman: Hyperthermia simply means low temperature. When we talk about the human organism, it’s designed to function within a very narrow
tempered range—that is what mammals do. And all of our bodily functions and chemical reactions, and things like that, are designed to work within
a very narrow range unlike, for example, reptiles and fish who tend to move better when it is warm and slower when it’s cold. Hyperthermia is
when we get the low operating temperature. It is a gradation; it is not an absolute. Basically the general overview is: as our body temperature
goes lower and lower then the chemical reactions that allow us to exist become more and more slow or discordant or even less coordinated and we
just malfunction.
At what temperature does hyperthermia happen?

Mellman: We can talk about body temperature or ambient temperature meaning environmental temperature. Our normal body temperature
is 98.6, that’s plus and minus one degree—somewhere between 97 and 99 we do pretty well, and less so the lower it goes. Hyperthermia is
a continuum where by the body temperature, as it gets lower, functions more abnormally. Typically, when our body temperature drops below 95 degrees,
which is a couple of degrees from normal, we start shivering, or getting goose bumps and you begin to notice you are cold.
People divide this into stages which I find insane—it’s as if there is an arbitrary barrier. After your temperature drops, you start to get nauseous and
fatigue, your hands and fingers become numb, your skin gets pale because your reflex mechanism is trying to get blood away from your extremities
and your nails will start to get blue. And in the very low temperatures, usually below 90 degrees, all the reflex mechanisms—shivering, alertness, etc.—
disappear and people start to shut down and get sluggish and don’t think well. The will become clumsy and their hands, feet and muscles don’t work
well making it difficult to walk and often people will go into a sleep-like coma and die.
Is there some kind of math formula that can be adhered to?

Mellman: No, because different people are resistant based in part on their genetics and their body habits. For example, fat people—fat is an insulation
so anything under the skin that has insulation will allow people to maintain their temperature.
Are you saying that fat people get the last laugh?
Mellman: They do. Typically, heavy people resist temperature drops. Also people on medication is a factor to consider—there are some medications
that put people more at risk for hyperthermia—for example medications that cause people to be dehydrated. Dehydration is an issue. There are some
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medications, especially blood pressure medications that don’t allow some of these protective mechanisms, which is to move blood away from the
extremities and keeps it at the core of the body which is warmer so heat isn’t lost. These type of medications can cause blood vessels to dilate, for
example, and that would cause heat lost. It all depends on the clothes the individual is wearing, how much fat they have, the type of medications they
are taking, whether they are hydrated or dehydrated and also what environment they are in because we lose heat in a lot of different ways. For example,
if you are wet and you have evaporation occurring that is a much more rapid heat lost compared to people that are dry and aren’t losing heat through
evaporation. Water is a great conductor of heat so people immersed in water will find the heat is being sucked out of their body because it is going into
the colder water around them. There are many factors that involved with an individual situation making each instance unique so there is no hard and
fast temperature that I know of.
Is frostbite a condition of hyperthermia?

Mellman: Absolutely. What frostbite is—remember how I said when it gets really cold you tend to shunt blood circulation away from fingers, toes,
nose, ears—places that can lose heat quickly? Places with non-hair covered areas that tend to have a lot of surface areas relative to volume. Those are
the places that people lose the heat the most. If you do not circulate warm blood through those areas and its cold enough so that the blood that is caught
in the arteries and the veins or the fluid that is caught in the tissue isn’t replenished with warm blood, then ice crystals form. Body parts just freeze and
that is frostbite. Once you freeze something it destroys tissue and that is why people have black parts where the tissue died.
And that’s it? Once that happens that it—no more tissue?
Mellman: That’s it. It is damaged forever.
What are the realities of hyperthermia of boaters falling overboard in winter versus summer?
Mellman: The colder the water the less time you have in the water, unless you are properly suited to go in, say with “survival suit”. People can definitely
get hypothermic in the water temperatures we have around here because we never get up to tropical waters, so hyperthermia by immersion is a reality
here. People typically talk about it in cold water—there are cool waters here—and that can be a major problem.
Isn’t there a rule of thumb that gets used?

Mellman: There is a 50/50/50 rule—the coast guard uses it to promote the use of life vests as a method of protection against hyperthermia. The rule
of thumb is if someone falls into 50 degree water for 50 minutes they have a 50% better chance of survival if they are wearing a life jacket. One of the
reasons for that is because they can remain still and float and so the life jacket itself offers insulation and also they can warm water around them by not
struggling therefore having a bit of insulation.
So, it is best to stay still if you have a life jacket on and should you keep your clothes on?
Mellman: Well, it is best to stay still if you are by yourself and yes, keep your clothes on, any insulation you can get—life vest, clothes, shoes, anything
is better.
Even if they are soaking wet?

Mellman: Yes. People take their clothes off because they want to be able to swim, but that is only when you are within swimming distance to something
you can get to.
So, if you start to swim is that a good idea or a bad idea in relation to hyperthermia? Is the motion of swimming going to ward
off hyperthermia?
Mellman: Well, on dry land you are not losing body heat but in water, there is no way to warm up the water to body temperature unless you have a
wetsuit or survival suit on. What will happen is the water will conduct heat away very quickly and you will burn whatever fuel you have but that is what
we use to keep ourselves warm—that’s what shivering is all about. Any muscle activity requires fuel so if you don’t have a place to swim to, meaning
you can’t find a place to get on land or get out of the water, then swimming isn’t going to help you it is only going to hasten your demise.
So let’s say someone falls over and has been in the 55-60 degree water for 15 minutes and gets out of the water back onto the boat—what do
you do?
Mellman: Dry him off. Get rid of the wet clothes. Because remember wet causes evaporation and evaporation robs heat. Get him sheltered so he can
be in a warmer environment and wrap him in blankets because that will create dry insulation around him. It allows him to keep his body heat. Don’t
rub his cold tissue because if it numb it will only damage it. People used to do that to hasten blood flow to that area, but it’s not a good thing to do. Also
give the MOB [man overboard] fluids for hydration.
Should their hands or feet be put in cold water?

Mellman: There is no reason to do that. I think people used to do that only because they thought if there was some kind of frost bite or something that
would be a way to thaw it out because the water isn’t frozen, and the tissue is frozen. You don’t want to put anything in hot water because you can really
damage the tissue you are warming up.
Body to body is good, correct?

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"Devil Winds"
Local Boaters Need to Be Wary of Santa Ana Winds
By Mike Leneman
Every year around this time we reprint this article about the Santa Ana northeast of us. This system produces winds that come from the north-
winds written by Mike Leneman of Multi Marine. Mike is a multihull guru east and travel “down-slope” towards us. The wind funnels through the
of legendary status but he is also a qualified oceanographer who knows canyons and accelerates in speed due to the venturi effect. This is in strong
these local waters as well as anyone. Mike knows weather and the ocean contrast to our normal westerly winds which slowly build throughout the
and how to explain it. day as the deserts heat up. The ocean water is usually in the 60's, as is the
air temperature above it. As the inland areas heat up into the 80's and 90's
You smell Chaparral, the air is warm, but also very dry...not like the humid it creates a local low pressure and the cooler sea-air is accelerated towards
sauna that we've been experiencing this fall. The sky is clear and there this low pressure area. This “sea-breeze” increases throughout the day
is almost no wind. You detect a slight breeze from the north, north-east. with a maximum wind velocity occuring in late afternoon.
What is going on? You have this “wired” feeling, almost an irritation...
kind of an “antsy” feeling. The Santa Ana has a different pattern. It can occur almost any time
a high pressure cell moves over the area to the north, north-east of us (like
Welcome to the Santa Ana condition that Southern California is known for over Nevada, or N. California). It can blow hard day or night. It actually
(in France it's the Mistral, both are strong offshore winds). It's probably competes with our standard westerly wind during the daytime and that is
the only really dangerous weather condition for sailors in this area. If a why it often blows harder at night.
cold front comes through, the sailors know it and we don't often go out
sailing in the rain, or leave the dock when it's already blowing 25 kts. The What are the signs of an impending Santa Ana? Read the first
Santa Ana, on the other hand, often catches people with their pants down, paragraph again :).
or with their sails up.
What should you do if you suspect a Santa Ana is coming? First, be alert.
The general feeling is that they are not predictable but there are a lot of Look for wind direction changes, watch the water surface for signs of
prescient signs and if a sailor is sensitive to these signs they can usually strong winds coming your way (the surface of the water will look darker
avoid a lot of the danger. as the wind ruffles the water and you might even see white caps before
the wind hits you), shorten sail or take your sails down until you know
So, to start with, what is the driving force behind the Santa Ana winds? That how strong the wind is when it hits you. Sitting at the UCLA dock one
is pretty simple: it's a high pressure system sitting to the north or north- day I watched the incoming Santa Ana wind front moving down the main
cont. on page 24
C ATALIN A CUR R E NTS
Weather Watch
The weather changes but the island is still a great destination
M
id-October, 2018, brought a big range of weather But that’s general. I’ve had the weather fall apart in spite of my best
conditions to Catalina Island in just a week’s time. efforts to summon fair skies and happy winds for my crew. Three main
Anyone boater should be aware of the weather all the weather hazards can happen at Catalina: rain (even thunderstorms); surge
time, and should take appropriate action if it becomes from heavy swell from a distant storm; and Santa Ana winds. Let’s look at
uncomfortable, or even hostile. each one, and what to do when it catches you at the island.
Yeah, well—you knew that! And it’s easy to say, Your first line of defense is the great weather forecasts we have these days.
but, really, what can you do? Let’s talk about that—with specifics to You can check these easily on your radio, phone, or computer, and I sure
Catalina Island. do. In SoCal, VHF WX-1 covers Catalina, and you can find the text of the
forecast on line—shoot me an e-mail, and I’ll send you the link(s) you
Think first about El Nino and rain chances through the season. We talked need. Rain, storm swell, and Santa Anas all come with lots of warning.
about that in February, Mariner no. 180, and you can pull the article up on
I’ve sat through rainy days in Avalon, Two Harbors, Ripper’s Cove
line (you do save every issue and have them bound in leather at year-end,
(check August’s Mariner no. 186) and more. This past month we already
right?). ENSO conditions are neutral (October 15, 2018 CPC report), with
a 70%-75% chance of El Nino developing through this winter. saw thunderstorms from a “cut-off low” to the whole island. Here’s my
personal formula for success: If you’re on a mooring, make sure there’s
Also, Catalina’s prevailing weather comes out of the west—more an empty mooring between you and the next boat BEFORE the storm
northwest in winter, more southwest in summer, but west. hits—the harbor patrol will help. Sometimes, they may ask you to moor
to two moorings, one on each side of your boat. Better that mooring for a sheltered cove on the “Hawaii side” of the island, and relax. There’s
lines are loose, so you have room to slosh around without doing damage. no better or safer action. Santa Anas are Catalina’s biggest weather threat,
Definitely break up any side-tie you had. and that’s why I cover Santa Ana (or Santana) Coves in Cruising Catalina
Island. Almost all mainland-side coves are wide open to the northeast
If you are at anchor—well, you did set a second anchor, didn’t you? winds, and they will put boats on the beach.
Lengthen rode for better holding power, and make sure your hooks are
dug in. Give yourself extra room between yourself and neighboring boats. If you were planning on a lot of snorkeling and hiking, and the weather
forecast is just awful, stay home. But if the forecast is mostly good, keep a
Rain almost always comes after local wind out of the south—so most weather eye, take the best steps for conditions, and remember things don’t
harbors and coves at the Island are well-sheltered. Your biggest problem have to be perfect for things to be “perfect”! See you at Catalina Island,
may be a leaky hatch; a working bilge pump is always wise (have a hand even in so-so weather.
backup). In a thunderstorm, hope that there is someone near you with
a taller mast, and good lightning-rod protection. The 2019 updated version of Bill McNeely’s Cruising Catalina Island 2nd
Ed. is on Amazon. If you have an earlier version and want this year’s
Surge from a distant hurricane or tropical cyclone’s swell sometimes update, please e-mail me at islandguybill@gmail.com. I’ll send a .pdf.
arrives at the island, but is out of the south. Again, you will be well- Bill also “stars” in the videos Cast Off for Catalina and Cast Off for
sheltered at Catalina’s usual hangouts. I don’t do anything out of the Mexico – watch or buy at The Sailing Channel – www.thesailingchannel.
ordinary for this situation. Rainstorms sometimes bring local swell tv. E-mail Bill: islandguybill@gmail.com.
from the south. This is a rare time Catalina Harbor can be difficult. I’ve
seen a 2 ft.+ south swell come through, and the harbor patrol will close
the harbor to new boats. This is a good time to loosen mooring lines,
make sure there’s space between you and the next boat, and lengthen
anchor rode. On the moorings, since the swell is bow-on, it’s not
unpleasant—just strange.
In Santa Anas, Catalina Harbor is wonderful. Forecasts are good, and

one boater told me the Avalon Harbor Patrol closed the harbor one recent
Sunday due to building Santa Ana winds (I haven’t checked with the By Bill McNeely
harbor office, but believe my source). When this happens, or before, head “The Island Guy!”
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More Discussion
About Living Aboard
T
he most substantial issue of the Small Craft “I would like to express the department’s recommendation to conduct
Harbor Commission meeting this past month had a new master study of the liveaboard surcharge rate in Marina del Rey
to do with the tariff that is laid upon those who live as it was done in 1977. And very likely, the new appraisal report would
aboard their boats. The notion that these fees are recommend to increase the surcharge rate.”
too high has been touched upon in past meetings
but this month a member of the Department Long time liveaboard tenant Darrell Steffey who is fearful and a bit
of Beaches and Harbor gave a presentation to outraged at how his rates will likely soon increase spoke favorably about
illustrate how these costs compare with other paying a reasonable flat fee in the $200-$300 range. Steffey said he called
anchorages and marinas. all over L.A. county to see what other harbors are charging and stated
most were flat rates in that range. However, like many liveaboard tenants
Natasha Robinson walked Commissioners, Department Staff and Steffey’s rates are about to take a sizable bump. If he gets hit with a 40%
members of the public through a slide show that helped illustrate the lens increase, which is likely, the liveaboard fee will also go up and what was
from which the Department views the issue of liveaboard fees. She took once affordable becomes far more difficult.
a sampling of slip rates from surrounding marinas and aimed to compare
how Marina del Rey handles the same issue. She concentrated mostly on “I don’t understand how anyone, in a reasonable fair-minded view can
a comp up in Channel Islands saying it was appropriate because it was also justify that these rates are fair and reasonable under any circumstances.
newly renovated as are many now in MdR. This Channel Islands harbor They’re absolutely not,” Steffey said.
and others, subscribed to a flat rate/per-person system, which Robinson
transposed to a percentage and made the point that their percentages were After public comments, Robinson returned to field questions by the
as high or higher than what MdR charges. Commissioners. She reiterated a point that she made in her presentation
that stated Marina del Rey has “not risen the rates” of 50 to 55% percent
When the public got their chance, Bob Atkins (not a liveaboard) said the for liveaboards since 1977. Therefore, she says the rates are: “Very much
numbers Natasha Robinson put forth were: “artificially made to justify in line, and not exceeding…in very many cases much lower than other
their existence.” marinas are charging.”
Atkins was referring to Robinson’s method of sticking to percentage Commissioner David Lumian mentioned that he conducted his own
comparisons in liveaboard rates without acknowledging how low the informal investigation and found that in much of L.A. county other
base slip fee was in those instances. He also pointed out that the list of marinas subscribe to a flat rate system and went on to say that he
amenities that Robinson spoke of in association with liveaboard rates fears that as slip fees rise the accompanying liveaboard surcharge will
are, in fact, already a part of a normal slip tenant package—implying that become “excessive.”
Robinson was being disingenuous.
It seemed that there were two different paradigms at odds—flat rate
Robinson said she asked various dockmasters or operation managers how versus percentage. Ms. Robinson suggested that there hasn’t been any rate
they arrive at the surcharges they have dictated. She explained that they increases since 1977 because the percentage has remained the same all
do annual analysis’ on how much it costs to operate the marinas. They these decades, as if the rates themselves were frozen, which of course they
look at wear and tear, use of utilities and they consider the prices that their were not.
neighbors are charging. When everything is baked together, Robinson
said, out comes the “fair market value.” Which is defined as: “the price When pressed with suggestions by the Commissioners that perhaps a full
between a willing boater and a willing marina manager.” In her conclusion outside appraisal on the issue should be conducted Director Gary Jones
Robinson did what seemed to be a bit of foreshadowing: said, “I do not believe the Department [and] this commission can enforce
a decrease in liveaboard fees. I want to be clear before we embark on
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E
very once in a while this whole Mariner thing obvious feature is its protruding bright orange foils that look gangly and
pays off. I’ve been sailing a bunch this summer cool all at the same time. With the America’s Cup designs employing
on my 21-foot catamaran and more than foiling systems, the first thought is that it’s a flying boat, but these foils
a few times I’ve seen this super sexy, open 60-esque slate are designed to provide righting moment more than lift. The previous
gray Beneteau with bright orange protruding foils sticking design used water ballast tanks and this contraption does the job in a more
out of the sides. It’s an eye-catching creature — a boat from effective and less cumbersome way.
Naos brokerage on Fiji Way and since I know the head honcho Charlie-
Etienne Devanneaux a little bit I gave a call and said, “Hey, can I do a little In the 10-knot breeze we were in, the boat was extremely comfortable
story on that boat?” He said, “Sure, let’s go sailing!” but Devanneaux says it can be more of a wet ride in a big breeze. Like
many modern racing thoroughbreds, it’s wide, flat and loves going
To this offer, I accepted… downwind. He and his small crew (one person, then later two) made sail
changes quickly and easily. The boat has gears, so the cockpit looks like
It’s always cool to step on a boat that isn’t really making any major a bowl of spaghetti at times, but for what you get in return, what's a little
compromises. They say every boat is some sort of a compromise, but the boat cleaning?
Figaro 3 just wants to go fast and does.
Because Devanneaux is a pure Frenchman, he broke out an amazing bottle
In the beginning of our day sail, there wasn’t of Rose’ while we sailed towards Santa Monica. After we all sucked that
a white cap in sight and the boat rarely dipped below 6-knots of boat down, we headed downwind and hit 10-knots under a big ol’ reacher.
speed. Later when the winds came up (but not much) the beamy racer I think he might havecalled it something else, but it looked like a reacher
was averaging in the nines. Charlie let me drive and the helm was smooth to me.
and responsive. I’m used to steering my 1979 Reynolds 21 Catamaran,
which is basically like steering a Willy’s Jeep through the mud, so it was The Figaro Beneteau 3 is the first production foiling one-design monohull
especially nice to feel what $300,000 gets you. ever to be designed and although it’s not cheap, the boat has already
exceeded expectations. Beneteau had hopes of selling fifty boats within
Devanneaux is a somewhat stoic Frenchman who crosses oceans every the first few years, understanding that not everyone is looking for a pricey
chance he gets, most recently it was actually in this very boat, double- 30-foot pure racer with no accommodations and big wings that stick out
handed, from San Francisco to Hawaii. He has enormous amounts of from the sides. However, there are currently more orders than boats. They
experience sailing long distances and on a variety of designs and he said, have built 43 boats and there are 10 more waiting to enter production.
without hesitation, that this was his favorite boat.
After sailing on boat # 0, the prototype, I have to say I get it. The thing
It’s not a surprise. The Figaro 3 is a very efficient machine. Its most just feels good.
RACING SCE N E
Photo by Pat Reynolds
Above; Lindsay Benton trims the headsail. Below; Charlie-Etienne Devanneaux at the helm of the Figaro Beneteau 3
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channel.....from CYC towards the UCLA dock.

As this “line” of wind hit the sailboats in the
main channel, it just knocked them down. The
amazing thing was that almost none of the boats
out in the channel noticed what was happening
and no one took their sails down as the wind
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usually a sign that a Santa Ana is coming.
Typical scenario: I'm awakened in the middle of

Ama zing Sp ec i al ! the night by the rocking of my boat. As I turn
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The Issue #189

THE WEATHER ISSUE

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A Magazine For The Marina del Rey Boating Community

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Is frostbite a condition of hyperthermia?

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