This summer in the Channel Islands Harbor looks to be fun for all and especially good for admirers of classic sailing yachts and tall ships! The nautical activities gets started on May 14th for the Safe Boating Expo. The big hit of this event is the tour of the USCG vessels and the helicopter rescue [...]

Say it aint so! David Crosby of The Byrds and CSNY fame has put his beautiful 1947, 59 foot Alden schooner, Mayan, up for sale. Berthed in Santa Barbara for the past 20 years and a regular entrant in the McNish Classic, she was the inspiration to one of the all-time classic modern day sailing [...]

As luck would have it, The Cap’n and I were returning from Anacapa, doing Yeomans work on the Big French Girl, when we crossed a group of 2008 McNish Classic participants doing just a bit more than drifting about. It gave me a chance to get some incredible shots with my new 400mm lens. The [...]