The SBSPS 2018 Cruise to Catalina was a lot of fun! We had three boats participating – S/V Ecco Bella with Rich and Peggy Ciolino, S/V Peregrine with Eleanor and Steve York, and M/V Mariposa with Mark and Ellie Cooper. Dennis and Virginia Johns had planned to join as well but since our departure was delayed until August 8th (see below), they dropped out as they had a narrow window to go and return by Sunday August 12th.


September 2018 San Miguel Cruise Aug 17-19 by captains of the cruising boats

September 2018 August 30th Evening Cruise – Crew Swap by Jim Hirsch

August 2018 A Weekend Cruise to Pacific Corinthian Yacht Club by Betty Koch, P and P/C Tom Koch, SN

August 2018 Cruise to PCYC, July 13-15 by captains of the cruising boats
Ron Slocum, S/V Bobcat We left the harbor early Friday morning, with the typical forecast of light winds becoming W 10-15 in the afternoon. We ended up motor sailing the… Keep Reading

August 2018 August Cruise to Catalina by Steve York, P
It’s time for the annual Cruise to Two Harbors at Catalina Island. Two Harbors is the “boater’s destination” on Catalina with almost 900 moorings. Two Harbors with about 75 year round residents also has a General Store, coffee shop and decent restaurant plus a fully equipped Scuba shop renting tanks, kayaks, beach equipments, etc. There is lots to do including many water based activities, hiking and beach activities.

August 2018 August Cruise to San Miguel by Scott Burns

August 2018 September Catalina Loop Cruise by Mark Cooper, P

June 2018 A Weekend in Newport, RI by Steven Hodges, N
P/C Susan and I, and our son and his family (from SF), spent a long weekend in Newport, RI early in May. Our daughter and her family joined us from their home in CT. So we had two grandkids, both under two years old, to share the time with, and our kids had able and willing babysitters! We stayed in a large Airbnb house (built in 1882) in the old downtown, close to many waterfront and city attractions. And we were easy walking distance to fine local restaurants; we especially enjoyed some local clams and oysters. We were fortunate, not only with the weather, but also by the marine-eye-candy and exciting activities at Fort Adams and the nearby Newport Shipyard.

June 2018 Migration Part 3 By Clark and Andrea Bowdle, S
I think this is a good time to share how our day to day life looks while we are working for $ on the West coast and working on our boat on the East coast. It’s crazy. It’s overwhelming. It’s a fantastic adventure that we are so glad to be doing. At home in SB Clark works as a Food Safety Consultant. He is busy in spring/summer working very long hours. In the fall/winter he is able to work about 2 days a week. This coincides nicely with hurricane season – home April to Sept and in Florida about 10 days a month the rest of the year. My work is flexible and home based, a perfect travel job.