This is a big weekend for sailors all across the Northern hemisphere. Its time to put the boat away for the season. Not doing so before halloween can become a chilling experience later. For nearly 50 years, I too, moved to the rhythms of the season. But about six years ago, I was fortunate to [...]

Tall Ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain have sailed into Channel Islands Harbor here in Oxnard. I saw them and nabbed this pic on my bike ride this evening. It’s always a highlight of the Winter season to have them here. Dockside tours from the Harbor Office docks are offered tomorrow through Friday from 4-5pm [...]

Amidst all the PR hoopla on the news today, I said what the heck, and downloaded the new version of Google Earth which includes the Ocean software. I definitely was overdue an upgrade of this program but its funny, for day to day use, I dont open it up as much as I used to [...]