Archive for April, 2009

Apr 16 2009

Smugglers and Yellowbanks, the go-to anchorages at Santa Cruz

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ShareClose Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser Favorites / BookmarksAskbackflipblinklistBlogBookmarkBloglinesBlogMarksBlogsvineBuddyMarksBUMPzee!CiteULikeco.mmentsConnoteadel.icio.usDiggdiigoDotNetKicksDropJackdzoneFacebookFarkFavesFeed Me LinksFriendsitefolkd.comFurlGoogleHuggJamespotJeqqKaboodlekirtsylinkaGoGoLinkedInLinksMarkerMa.gnoliaMister WongMixxMySpaceMyWebNetvouzNewsvineoneviewOnlyWirePlugIMPropellerRedditRojoSegnaloShoutwireSimpySlashdotSphereSphinnSpurlSquidooStumbleUponTechnoratiThisNextTwitterWebrideWindows LiveWorlds MoviesYahoo!Email This to a FriendCopy HTML:  If you like this then please subscribe to the RSS Feed.Powered by Bookmarkify™ More »When you get caught in very strong westerlies, head for Smugglers or Yellowbanks. You can’t get totally out of the wind, but [...]

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Apr 13 2009

Way to go …

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Easter Sunday dawned bright, clear and calm here on the Ventura coast. Not the conditions we sailors usually call great, but for our mission this holiday morning this was an utterly perfect day. We met the charter party at 8:00, learned who was prone to seasickness (almost everyone), got our instructions (get out of the [...]

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Apr 08 2009

Throw away your golf clubs, but put your range finder in your seabag

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Why is this man smiling? He threw away his golf clubs and now sails every weekend. Even Rob has to admit that there are some frustrations in sailing: Stuff breaks, weather doesn’t cooperate, passengers behave uncivilly etc. But, if you’re a regular Channel Islands sailor, you know that a couple of hours on the water [...]

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