For many families considering big boat sailing as a pastime, hobby or lifestyle, sailboat ownership is likely to be unaffordable and these days, definately impractical. Renting a sail boat can be hit or miss. I have found the majority of available rental boats to be in less than great shape and availability itself can be [...]

Fall in Southern California means Santa Ana winds. Its the changing of the seasons, when pressure gradients form between a High and a Low. This causes the winds to blow from the hot deserts to the coast, creating an offshore wind event. What you hear most about in these blue sky storms are the fires. [...]

As of mid day Wednesday, the forecast track for Hurricane Omar brings the eye over St Croix and just North of Tortola. The big worry beyond the possibility of a Category 3 is rain. The quadrant to the South and East of the storm will contain the most rain with predictions as high as 20 [...]