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 [...]

I got up this morning climbed into shorts and walked over to the marina. It was already in the 70′s and the strong Santa Ana winds from yesterday were beginning to abate. Sure enough, by mid afternoon a gentle breeze from the Northwest kicked in. Winter sailing in Southern California can generally be some of [...]