Friday, August 23, 2002
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The :CATAMNA iSi.ANDER
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A young visiting boater turned year old Jeff Cavin, aboard the
into a hero on Saturday evening sailboat Cavin Fever with other
when he dove into the water to family mem, bers, was moored
help rescue a couple who were next to a 35 Luhrs power boat
floundering near their boat and in when he heard cries for help.
danger of going under. Twenty I.xmking over, he saw a man and
Call Eel;her Choi @ Beach Realty a woman in the water and
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obviously struggling to stay
O) 510 0059 afloat. Unhesitatingly, Cavin
dove into the water and swam
over to the couple, holding on to
both and helping them stay above
the surface until additional help
arrived.
The couple had been on the
foredeck of their boat lashing
down a dinghy cover when the
woman slipped and fell off the
bow. Her husband dove in to
help, but the combined weight of
the woman's clothing (it was
rather cool and she was dressed
warmly) began to pull both under.
As they struggled and called for
help, both ingested quite a bit of
saltwater and were unable to
swim to safety. Thanks to the
quick response of Cavin and
others who responded, both were
pulled from the water and
recovered, although they both
required a Medivac transport to
the mainland and spent a few
stressful hours in the Intensive
Care.Unit of a local hospital
Fortunately, that was the only
incident of note in an otherwise
busy weekend at Catalina's West
End. Once again it was full
harbors all-around, with the
exception of a rather quiet
Catalina Harbor. The Isthmus
area reached full capacity by
early Friday, impacted by three
club cruises; Santa Barbara Yacht
Club, San Pedro Yacht Club, and
the Luhrs Rendezvous.
Santa Barbara YC settled into
Cherry Cove for its annual
Catalina cruise week, an
extension of its Santa Barbara to
King Harbor Sailboat Race.
Their presence, along with the
long term Island vacationers and
summer regulars kept Cherry
Cove at near capacity all week
long. The Luhrs Rendezvous in
Isthmus Cove had a good turnout
of about 20 boats, and San Pedro
Yacht Club welcomed more than
20 boats for its Isthmus cruise,
coordinated by SPYC
commodore Bruce Douglass off
the power vessel Hacienda.
Corsair Yacht Club also held its
annual cruise week getaway to
Emerald Bay--and other locales.
A few of the CYC members cove
hopped around Catalina, a few
vessels ventured out to .the
Channel Islands, making stops at
Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and
Santa Barbara, and the remainder
just settled into their own
Emerald Bay environs for a week
of rest and relaxation.
Commodore John Endlsey aboard
his vessel Outbound coordinated
the cruise week event, which
included a night into the Harbor
Reef Restaurant for a midweek
cocktail hour and fine dining
experience.
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