Channel Island Marina

We had a great stay in Santa Barbara! It was clean, friendly and very easy to walk around. Our departure in the mid morning was planned to put us into the Channel Islands Marina late afternoon. We planned to stay two nights, allowing us time to visit my brother Mark (the electronics genius). The run over was pretty flat and the winds only came up as we entered the channel. The next day Mark met us at the dock and we took the whole day to relax and sail around Anacapa Island. The western shoreline is very primitive looking, rough and full of sea caves. He pointed out all his favorite dive spots, shared stories of his latest adventures and spent a lot of time on the helm getting to know Talos IV. It was a very relaxing day for us with the type of sailing and messing around we hadn’t had a chance to do since early summer. The trip around Anacapa was well worth the effort. The lighthouse and sea arches on the southern shore were beautiful. We departed early the following morning planning to make Catalina Island by late afternoon.

Paul and Mark, Janet's brother (the ellectronics wizard).

The natural arch at the east end of Anacapa Island.

It was a beautiful day for a sail around Anacapa Island.

Light house above the arch on the east end
of the island.  Mark had an opportunity earlier
on in his career to actually do some work for
the park service solar panels and was able
to spend the night here.

Oil platforms offshore of Santa Barbara.