Santana Sailing Blog
Learn about ALL the skills needed for sailing and seamanship, plus upcoming sailing adventures. We have knot tying videos, guidance on anchoring at Catalina Island, fun sailing videos and more.
Phone: (949) 939 8123
Email: setsail@santanasailing.com
Mailing Address: 65 S Pine Ave Ste 114, Long Beach, CA 90802
Marina Address: 450 E Shoreline Dr, Long Beach, CA 90802
Open House and Sailing Day April 7, 2024
Thinking about lessons? Looking for the right sailing school? Want to just get out on the water? Join us at our Open House!
Sea of Cortez Flotilla – Provisioning Notes
Over the years leading multi-day sailing adventures, I have come to appreciate a great meal plan and a tight, yet flexible provisioning list as much or even more than good sail trim, adjusting to the weather, and picking just the right spot in the anchorage.
Sea of Cortez Flotilla – Flexible Itinerary
The Planned Itinerary: Once we depart the marina, the itinerary is flexible and subject to change – because it has to be. We’ll alter our destinations and timing as needed as wind, weather…
Puerto Rico/Spanish Virgin Islands April 13-20, 2024
Your upcoming sail training trip with Captain Marc Hughston, of Santana Sailing, takes place in the Spanish Virgin islands near Puerto Rico. For all the details, read more…
Pyrosomes
Have you seen these at Catalina or Santa Barbara Island? I first saw these creatures in November of 2014, on a three-day Catalina cruise. They are, uh, surprising…
Northern Channel Islands Passages: Fall Means Flexibility
We departed Long Beach the morning of October 30 for this year’s eighth sailing adventure in the Northern Channel Islands. Every week of every month in the NCI provides different challenges, and after 20 years of leading sailing trips there, these are my main takeaways…
The Racing and Yelling Thing
I just want to say a few things about racing and yelling on sailboats. When I did my first out of town Bareboat Charter in the San Juan Islands in 1993, in Friday Harbor, I noticed a sailing group called Womanship. Their banner said, “Nobody Yells.” Back then I thought, “Huh?” Now I can see […]
Valentine’s Day-After Balloon Roundup On The Water
You can help clean up the ocean and at the same time build awareness of a problem that needs solving. Round Up some Balloons after Valentine’s Day, and publicize it!!! To participate with Santana Sailing on our boats, Sign Up Here! My sailing friends and I have been picking up balloons from the ocean for […]
So, You Want To Work As Delivery Crew
I’ve been following my friend, Russ Fritsch, around the globe as he makes periodic FB posts from this or that exotic location. His latest message to me was via satellite while he was en route from Fiji to Honolulu. He wondered if I knew anyone interested in a spot as delivery crew for a Honolulu […]
Getting Certified (SLC) – Lat 38 Letters
In the February 2019 issue of Latitude 38, page 28, the first entry is a letter from an experienced cruiser with questions about getting certified to charter in the Mediterranean. This is all about the question of what credentials are needed to charter in the Med. It’s a real issue, and we can resolve it. […]