A Leisurely Trip to the Channel Islands, Part 2

To pick up where we left off…we pulled up anchor at Yellowbanks with the goal of heading to an anchorage on the south side of the island that provides protection from 15 – 25 knot NE Santa Ana winds. But within moments we were in far worse weather than we’d seen the day before –…

Grand Slam Goes West

Batteries are charged, tanks are full, icebox is stocked, pantry is overflowing, Grandma Jean is healing and we’re off! Here’s where we’re going first: That’s Santa Cruz Island, fifteen miles west of Oxnard, our current location and home for the last 17 days. Santa Cruz Island is roughly twice the size of Catalina and with…