Tag Archive 'SoCal'

Jul 30 2009

Fishing near the Channel Islands of Southern California

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Mar 11 2009

Just for fun: Sailing in SoCal

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The March issue of Sailing had the usual stuff about cool gear, expensive boats and, of course, a ton of words about racing and faraway destinations. It’s their stock. It’s their trade. But they also had a story about Tom Jackson. He’s the guy who has the modern-art sail in Channel Islands harbor that you [...]

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Jan 22 2009

Coming home to Oxnard in Heavy Weather

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© Wayne Lambright 2005, photos used with permission Santana 22, about to be engulfed, passes beneath Golden Gate Bridge. This does not go well. This picture shows this hapless boat just before it and the crew are tumbled by the breakers. This most graphic of graphics prompted Mack Frankfurter to ask the best strategy for [...]

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Dec 17 2008

Winter sailing in the Santa Barbara Channel Islands

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Rob Walton’s most excellent picture of Anacapa shows why I’m a big advocate of winter sailing in SoCal Sailors in Illinois report that they are very frustrated. The temp is up to 40 and their boats are not in the water. Seems Frostbite sailing season ended for them at the end of November. There are [...]

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May 30 2008

Anchoring at the Channel Islands – questions

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Sancerre rides to bow and stern anchors. Note the shallow angle of each rode. That’s what gives you holding power. The bow anchor looks a little steep, but that is because the bow hook is on a snubber. We’re pulled tight between the two hooks. I got an inquiry about anchoring at some of our [...]

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