Sailing around Oxnard and Ventura in Southern California is a year around thing. Sure, it’s cooler in the Winter than the Summer, but not by much. Each season has it’s own benefits. In Winter, the sky is crystal clear and the seas are flat in the days following a storm front. Not to mention the [...]

Plan B has been on everyone’s mind in one way or another these past dozen months or so. But as a sailor, I like to have a Plan B every moment I am on the water; when leaving the dock, out on the water and returning after a great day. All of these moments require [...]

It’s an eerie morning out here at Channel islands Harbor. Forecast is for a cold front to hit some time today. We wont see any rain from it as is usual here where the desert meets the sea. But the gale warning flags are out. Its currently quite warm with a South East breeze blowing [...]