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Make Sure You Can Be Heard!

Feb 26, 2015

Marine Communications, VHF Radio or Cell Phone? Make sure you can be heard. Most of us carry our cell phones every where we go. And they are handy in most situations, like contacting people on land. But what about contacting other boaters or the Coast Guard? Unless...

Luna New Year Festival on the LA Waterfront

Feb 18, 2015

Port of Los Angeles Celebrates Luna New Year Festival The Inaugural Lunar New Year Festival on the LA Waterfront Cultural Entertainment, Food, Crafts, Petting Zoo and a Firework Finale Saturday, February 21, 3-7 p.m. Downtown Harbor in San Pedro (Harbor Blvd. and 6th...

Los Angeles Boat Show – February 19 – 22

Feb 15, 2015

On land or sea, there's no better place to see and buy boats! "The Progressive Los Angeles Boat Show is the ultimate destination for boating and outdoor lifestyle enthusiasts, featuring sport fishing boats, yachts, performance boats, sailboats, ski boats, cruisers,...

Port of LA to Host Environmental Summit

Jan 28, 2015

Environmental Summit The Port of Los Angeles will host an Environmental Summit on Friday, January 30th at Banning’s Landing Community Center in Wilmington. The summit will bring together environmental and community leaders, regulatory agencies, labor and cargo...

Boating and Visual Distress Signals

Jan 23, 2015

What are visual distress signals? A visual distress signal (VDS) is any device designed to show that your boat is in distress and help others locate you. Flares and distress signals aren't really things a boater wants to think about. But not thinking about them ahead...

Are you at capacity?

Jan 9, 2015

Safe Boating Capacity that is... As a boat operator you should never take a boat out with too many people or too much gear on board. If you're overloaded it's harder to control your boat and you're at a higher risk to capsize. Boat capacity terms, loading and...