Apr
18
2009
In Ventura County there are two sailing clubs at the Channel Islands Harbor. We are one of them. Marina Sailing is the other. To be fair, there is a very small rental operation in Ventura Harbor with a dilapidated fleet but I didn’t feel it worth any sort of comparison at all. There is another [...]
Apr
16
2009
Yesterday afternoon was nothing but howling wind, sirens and helicopters. Now I know why. It turns out that a boat was lost about 2 miles North (west) of the Channel Islands Harbor entrance. It looks to be a small Cal or maybe a Newport to me in this picture. You can read what little information [...]
Apr
06
2009
Last night, the Full Moon Frolic saw a closely contested sailing race out to the Wes Mark from the Channel Islands Harbor entrance. By just a few boat lengths, Varekai, Captained by Owner Mick Rotondo, Â took the coveted Red Cup away from 1421, Captained by Member of the Year 2007, John McKinney. The 1421 crew [...]