Best Catalina Coves

Editor’s Note: This article was contributed by Marc Hughston, Chief Instructor for Santana Sailing in Long Beach. The content has been published with his full permission, and The Log acknowledges his expertise and authorship. Full attribution for this piece is credited to Marc Hughston. Well, it finally happened this last weekend. I wanted to introduce my crew to Avalon as part of our Harbor Hopping series, but when we arrived Saturday around 3 PM, Harbor Patrol said all the moorings were sold out.  They offered that we could wait outside the harbor for a phone call if a mooring became available, but I could see a handful of other boats hanging around waiting for that same call. I knew Willow Cove was less than 3 NM west of Avalon, and I much preferred to take my chances there, so off we went. After a short transit past Gallaghers Beach and Toyon Bay, we arrived and anchored bow and stern in company with two other boats. It was a hot afternoon and some of the crew snorkeled, and some just relaxed. And rather than hustling in to get on the wait list at the Lobster Trap in Avalon, we had a relaxing time with...