Sunrise at Santa Cruz in Smugglers Cove (#1/22) View of Anacapa Island
Arch Rock visit (#2/22)
Wanda and Alan on three day cruise (#3/22) Three days was barely enough to give our friends a taste of wilderness at Santa Cruz Island
Humpback whale breaching (#4/22) There are whales in our area all year ... we don't promise to find them, we usually have to wait until they find us..
Kayaking at Willows Anchorage (#5/22) The kayaking is great in all of our anchorages. Here we are at Willows on the south side of Santa Cruz island
Kayak Still Life (#6/22) The wind and seas usually subside near sunset
Sancerre at Santa Barbara Island (#7/22) Santa Barbara is the most remote of the Channel Islands National Park Islands.
Dinner aboard Sancerre (#8/22) We like to get the hook down and dinner started an hour or so before sunset so that we can watch with a glass of wine.
Arch Rock (#9/22) Day trips to Anacapa include this photo op at Arch Rock. Many a family Christmas card picture has been taken here.
Frys Anchorage (#10/22) Frys is one of the best protected anchorages on Santa Cruz island's north shore.
A break after lessons (#11/22) Learning to sail is fun but sometimes exhausting. A glass of one of our fine vintages revives most people.
Leanne at the helm (#12/22)
Anchored at Forneys Cove (#13/22) Forneys is at the extreme west end of Santa Cruz. Our next stop is usually Santa Rosa island if we're out for four or more days.
Nicole (#14/22) Nicole takes the helm of Wiley on a snarly day. Advanced sail training involves dealing with adverse conditions, but even then, Nicole smiled at the prospect.
One smile worth 1000 words (#15/22)
Moonrise at Smugglers (#16/22)
Tammy loves sailing Sancerre (#17/22)
Going ashore (#18/22) We usually use our kayaks, but we also have a dinghy and an engine (in addition to the oars)
Yellowbanks anchorage (#19/22)
Family Cruie (#20/22)
Wiley on port tack (#21/22) Wiley is our economy yacht and principal training boat. She's a 1985 Catalina 36.
Four days four folks (#22/22) A chance to kick back and enjoy nature, be waited on and so forth.
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