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I'm Back Avalon, Safe & Sound. President's Day 07
2/20/2007 1:36:49 PM (1296 views) (0 comments) Add Comment
I'm Back Avalon, Safe & Sound.
I fulfilled yet another sailing personal challenge over the President's Day weekend. I have wanted to sail to Catalina during the winter time ever since I acquired the "Pride Of Cucamonga" Every year in February we usually get a few days of Indian Summer weather with temps into the high 80's. I usua ... Read the entire Captain's Blog
ABOUT ME
1/30/2007 4:19:54 PM (1395 views) (0 comments) Add Comment
Permission to come aboard?
Jefferson Asbury Here,
Born Again Son of a Sailor. I work as a Graphic Designer for Packaging Corporation of America in the Los Angeles area. I had gained a lot of sailing experience from age 7 first on Northern California Lakes with my Fathers 16' open Tiburon. Then Dad moved right up to a 1966 Islander ... Read the entire Captain's Blog
CELEBRITY SAILORS?
1/30/2007 4:12:31 PM (1341 views) (0 comments) Add Comment
I was talking to a fellow sailor the other day and we were trying to list all the Celebrity Sailors we knew of. Heres what we came up with. Anyone know of any others?
John F. Kennedy,
Robert Kennedy,
Bob Seger,
Warren Zevon,
Christopher Cross,
David Crosby,
Walter Cronkite,
Jimmy Buffett,
Ed Bradley,
... Read the entire Captain's Blog
SAILING SAYINGS
1/30/2007 2:43:10 PM (5296 views) (0 comments) Add Comment
"It is far better to bend the wind than to break it."
"We will put up that spinnaker, and God can bring it down."
"If you've never run aground, You've never been anywhere."
"Green to green, red to red, all is fine, go ahead."
"When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout."
"When in doubt ... Read the entire Captain's Blog
WHY I UP GRADED TO A ERICSON 27 FROM A MACGREGOR VENTURE 22, OR SURVIVING THE SANTA ANNA WINDS OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS IN TOO SMALL A BOAT!
1/30/2007 2:21:17 PM (1398 views) (0 comments) Add Comment
“Pride of Cucamonga’s” Log
Dec. 8th - Dec. 9th 2001.
I set out for what was only intended to be a day sail from my home port of Channel Islands Harbor. My vessel is the Pride of Cucamonga, a 1975 MacGregor 22. She displaces only 1,800 pounds, less than a ton. I had a first-time passenger aboard, Eddie Lopez, who had just entered the ... Read the entire Captain's Blog
THE FOLLOWING IS A ARTICLE I HAVE WRITTEN FOR THE SOON TO BE RE DESIGNED ericsonyachts.org WEB SITE. IT DESCRIBES IN SOME DETAIL WHAT SAILING HAS BEEN LIKE FOR ME HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
1/30/2007 2:17:07 PM (1126 views) (0 comments) Add Comment
My Southern California Sailing experiences are somewhat limited, because I have only been sailing in So Cal since 2001. I will not be able to comment on Yacht Clubs or racing because I am not a yacht-club member and I have only participated in one race. What I can do is share some insight on cruising areas. I will start with the northern areas fi ... Read the entire Captain's Blog
