Late in this past Thursday’s sun-drenched afternoon, the Lady Washington and the Hawaiian Chieftain arrived in Ventura County’s Channel Islands Harbor, following their passage north from Oceanside Harbor. Both ships finalized their arrival with single shot cannon salutes, their reports echoing through the harbor. The two, full-scale reproduction tall ships are here as part of [...]

It seems like nearly a lifetime ago when, in 2007, the Swiss boat, Alinghi, defeated Emirates New Zealand in the 33rd running of the America’s Cup at Valencia, Spain. For nearly two years after that, the challenge shifted to the courts, where it was decided in the Spring of 2009 that Oracle could challenge Alinghi [...]

Hawaiian Chieftain and Lady Washington are cruising the West Coast together as they usually do. They both departed San Diego after a Christmas Holiday visit there. After eight days at the Channel Islands Harbor, the two tall ships will spend another week at the Ventura Harbor before heading to the San Francisco Bay area for [...]