Honestly, if I’d understood the nature of the brain-tickling test for Covid-19, I might have hesitated before agreeing to having it done. But the four of us had agreed that as incipient Tranquilo crew, where we would live in close quarters for about two weeks, we should do what we could to protect each other’s health. That doesn’t mean we didn’t bring a lot of potato chips.
November 2020 Fuel Leak, Fender on the Loose, Sinking Kayak, Bees on Board, Dead Batteries, and Pirates – Oh Yes, All on a Lovely Cruise to Catalina by Rich & Peggy Ciolino
Flight of the Valkyries
SEPTEMBER 2020 LITTLE SCORPION CAVES BY JOHN PROFANT
AUGUST 2020 TRIP TO LADY’S HARBOR ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND BY LISA BURNS
JULY 2020 FATHER’S DAY TRIP TO PELICAN BAY ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND LISA BURNS
JUNE 2020 A MAY SHAKEDOWN CRUISE BY SCOTT BURNS, DENNIS JOHNS, AP, VIRGINIA JOHNS, P
November 2019 Boating Safety in the Channel Islands
This is a short video about boating safety from Michael Hanrahan, a Lecturer at UCSB, that was filmed here in our harbor and the local Channel Islands. The United States Power Squadrons and BoatUS Foundation are partners in promoting boating safety and the BoatUS website referred to in the film has links to USPS classes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0Br1WZYV4I&t=2s… Keep Reading
California Boating Card Law
A Summary of the California Boating Card Law and How it Affects You First of all, further information about the California Boating Card (CBC) law can be found on the California Department of Boating and Waterways (CDBW) website http://www.dbw.ca.gov/ under Safety and Education. This summary attempts to boil it down to several key points: The… Keep Reading
Inflatable Life Jacket Maintenance
By Rich Ciolino – at Isthmus Cove, Catalina Island August 2017 Inflatable life jackets provide safety, comfort, and convenience for their users. They are much less bulky than the older “stuffed with a flotation material” type, a feature that encourages boaters to wear them. All life jackets require some amount of maintenance and back in… Keep Reading