Harbor Activity Report November 2024

File photo by Glen Gustafson. It appears from this drone photo taken on Saturday, Sept. 4, that Avalon Harbor was overflowing with visitor traffic.

Courtesy of Avalon Harbor Department

This Thanksgiving weekend was beautiful (minus the Small Craft Advisory on Thanksgiving night!).

We had the pleasure of two visiting yacht clubs, Shoreline (18 boats) and Horizon. We very much appreciate the off-season visits.

The weather was interesting: This November saw the coldest high temperature since 2011, the coldest low temperature since 2000 and 2003, and the first two recorded Storm Warnings (gusts between 55 and 73 mph) since we’ve been keeping track.

Fortunately, Avalon did not see the brunt of the Storm Warnings, which ended up being mostly North and West of Catalina Island.

November 2024 stats are as follows:

People aboard boats—2,504

Vessels Moored —626

Vessels Anchored—127

Moorings Sold / Transferred—1 / 1

Citations Issued / Discharges—3 / 1

Total Cruise Ship Passengers / Visits—17,971 / 8

Average Temp, High—64

Average Temp, Low—51

Average Sea Temp—64

Rain—.04 inches

Rain Days—3

Weather Warnings—12

Avalon Harbor Patrol additional stats:

Emergency Medical/Other—8

Enforcement encounters —41

Public Assists (tow, wrap-up)—73

Security (patrol and port)—402

USCG Assists (info requests)—3