That would explain the photo he sent me of a huge mega-yacht that was anchored off shore......
Those mega yachts were always seen in the Balboa Yacht Club anchorage. Over the years I got to where I recognized a few of them from seeing them repeatedly. I remember one with a radar dome and stainless steel plating behind the anchor “hawse pipes” (that may not be the right word, I was Army) that ran right down to below the water line. Very distinctive.