Nov
02
2008
SailTime Channel Island’s Hunter 326 “Imagine” Member, Randy Bush, shares new sailing terms, one of his regular sailing crew, Beverly, uses to find her way around the boat:
BARNACLE: The compass housing on a boat. ex: “Where did you put the barnacle cover?”
LARIAT: A storage compartment in the cockpit of a sailboat. ex: “I think the [...]
Sep
22
2008
Since 2004, there has been a clear cut advantage to sailboat ownership emerging on the waters of North America and the UK in particular. Fractional Sailing is a good idea, period. But in tough economic times, when you need to make every buck work for you, it could be the difference between sailing and not [...]
Aug
17
2008
It has been a glorious Summer here at Channel Islands Harbor this year. We have had very little marine layer and temps seem to be up about 10 degrees on average during the day. Most days in July and August have been in the 70’s and now the water is approaching that elusive swimming temperature [...]