Staff Commodore

Southern California Yachting Association Mark L. Hansen

918 7th Street
5855 Naples Plaza, Suite 211, Long Beach, CA 90803-5080
Hermosa Beach, CA
(562) 433-7426 www.scya.org service@scya.org (310) 376-1888
markLhansen@aol.com

To: MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force

Date: October 11, 2009

The Southern California Yachting Association coordinates the activities of over 90 boating clubs,
within the South Coast Study Region, representing over 50,000 boaters. Over 60 of these clubs
maintain clubhouse facilities on the shoreline, to better support boating activities.

SCYA promotes Corinthian, recreational boating, including sailboat racing, cruising, and angling,
as well as educational and youth programs. Many of our clubs include recreational angler groups
whose members have a strong interest in maintaining sustainable fishing habitats. SCYA and its
member clubs support numerous environmental efforts, including fishery grow out programs and
habitat restoration at Catalina Island.
SCYA is the designated “Regional Sailing Association” for the “United States Sailing Association”,
which is the congress mandated national governing body for the sport of sailing.
SCYA also co-founded and financially supports “Recreational Boaters of California” (RBOC),
the legislative advocacy organization for California boaters.
SCYA has been following the MLPA process but has chosen not to endorse a specific proposal,
during the first two rounds of this process. However, the round three generated “Proposal #2”
now finally provides a practical plan, that accomplishes the goal of balancing habitat protection
with recreational fishing opportunities.

Proposal #2 attains the most reasonable balance between meeting achievable scientific guidelines,
and avoiding unacceptable negative socio-economic impacts to the cultural and financial well
being of our harbor communities.

The volunteer stakeholders of Proposal #2 are to be commended for their willingness to make
the difficult compromises necessary to craft this plan. Only Proposal #2 rises to the level necessary
to earn the support of the broad boating interests represented within SCYA.

The Board of Directors of the Southern California Yachting Association endorses Proposal #2,
and does so by unanimous consent of the Board. SCYA strongly recommends that the MLPA
Blue Ribbon Task Force select Proposal #2, to forward on as its recommended preferred proposal,
to the Fish and Game Commission.

SCYA further recommends that Proposal #2 be forwarded to the Fish and Game Commission in
its entirety and without further integration. It is understood that other study regions may find it
necessary to further “integrate” proposals at the BRTF level. However, Proposal #2 was designed
as a coordinated system, which already benefits from well-considered balances and compromises.
Although SCYA is presumably the largest organized boating association in the study region, we
were never invited to serve on the RSG nor was our input solicited during any outreach efforts.
Please accept this letter as our official input into this critical and worthwhile process to maintain
sustainable marine habitats along our California coastline.

Thank you to the members of the Blue Ribbon Task Force for taking our comments under
consideration and for your many hours of volunteer time to protect our ocean.

For the Board of Directors,

Mark L. Hansen
SCYA Jr. Staff Commodore

SCYA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ray Kovacs (CIYC)

Commodore Peter Patman (DRYC) Dave Lumian (FYC)
Vice Commodore Thom Page (BCYC) Bill Moore (CYC)
Rear Commodore Chuck Iverson (BYC) Jim Murtland (OYC)
Dana Hutton (SCCYC) Jon Reynolds (ALYC)
Bob White (LAYC) Marion Seaman (SYC)
Mikell Becker (SBSC) Dick Townsend (CorYC)
Helen Hawkins (DWYC) Peter Click (SMWYC)
Chuck Jeglikowski (HIYC) Mark Hansen (KHYC)

SCYA MEMBER CLUBS

Alamitos Bay YC Pierpont Bay YC
American Legion YC Lake Arrowhead YC Point Loma YC
Anacapa YC Lake Gregory YC Port Royal YC
Arizona YC Lake Havasu YC Redondo Beach YC
Bahia Corinthian YC Lake Mirage YC San Diego YC
Balboa Basin YC Lake Mission Viejo YC San Fernando Valley YC
Balboa Island YC Lido Isle YC San Luis YC
Balboa YC Little Ships Fleet YC San Pedro YC
Blue Water CC London Bridge YC Santa Barbara SC
Buccaneer YC Long Beach Singles YC Santa Barbara YC
Cabrillo Beach YC Long Beach YC Santa Clara RA
California YC LB/LA Women's SA Santa Margarita YC
Catalina Island YC Los Angeles YC Santa Monica Bay SF
Cerritos Bahia YC Malibu YC Santa Monica Windjammers YC
Channel CC Marina Venice YC Seagate YC
Channel Islands YC Marina YC of Long Beach Seal Beach YC
Chula Vista YC Mission Bay YC Shoreline YC
Convair SC Morro Bay YC Silver Gate YC
Coronado Cays YC Naval YC Channel Islands South Bay Yacht Racing Club
Coronado YC Navy YC Long Beach South Coast Corinthian YC
Corsair YC Navy YC San Diego South Shore YC
Cortez RA Nevada YC Southwestern YC
Dana Point YC Newport Harbor Elks YC Transpacific YC
Dana West YC Newport Harbor YC UC Irvine SA
Del Rey YC Newport Harbor Sea Base SC Ventura SC
Fairwind YC Newport Ocean SA Ventura YC
Harbour Island YC Oceanside YC West Coast YC
Hollywood YC Offshore CC Westlake YC
Huntington Harbour YC Orange Coast College SCA Women's Ocean Racing SA
Hurricane Gulch YC Pacific Corinthian YC Women's SA Santa Monica Bay
Jonathan YC Pacific Mariners YC Wooden Hull YC
King Harbor YC Pacific Singlehanded SA