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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.

Best Catalina Coves – Hen Rock

June 7, 2025/in Best Catalina Coves

When it’s blowing a gale out of the WNW, I take refuge at Hen Rock.  In the middle of a black night when I’m looking for a wide-open spot to drop the hook, I go to Hen Rock.  For our Memorial Day Flotilla, when we need enough room for 4-7 boats, I plan on Hen Rock.  And after a long day training on bow and stern anchoring, we often spend our last night here on a single hook.

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Open House and Sailing Day April 6, 2025

February 27, 2025/0 Comments/in Uncategorized

Thinking about lessons? Looking for the right sailing school? Want to just get out on the water? Join us at our Open House!

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Open House and Sailing Day April 7, 2024

February 22, 2024/0 Comments/in Uncategorized

Thinking about lessons? Looking for the right sailing school? Want to just get out on the water? Join us at our Open House!

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Sea of Cortez Flotilla – Provisioning Notes

December 31, 2023/0 Comments/in Uncategorized

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.

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Sea of Cortez Flotilla – Flexible Itinerary

December 27, 2023/2 Comments/in Uncategorized

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…

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Puerto Rico/Spanish Virgin Islands April 13-20, 2024

December 25, 2023/in Uncategorized

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…

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Pyrosomes

January 5, 2023/in Uncategorized

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…

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Northern Channel Islands Passages: Fall Means Flexibility

December 16, 2022/0 Comments/in Uncategorized

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…

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Sail Trim Clinic sailing wing in wing

The Racing and Yelling Thing

April 29, 2022/in Uncategorized

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 […]

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Valentine’s Day-After Balloon Roundup On The Water

January 26, 2020/in Uncategorized

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!!! […]

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