SACRAMENTO — California State Parks and the California Coastal Commission’s Boating Clean and Green Program, in partnership with The Bay Foundation, are inviting the public to participate in the 2026
Keep Your Butt Onboard • Stay Close • Use the LifeSling • Practice Editor’s Note: Marc Hughston, Chief Instructor for Santana Sailing in Long Beach, contributed this article. The content
As California regulators move forward with the next phase of environmental review, Platform Holly, located roughly two miles off the coast of Goleta in the Santa Barbara Channel, is once
Every boating season starts the same way. The weather improves, the days get longer, and the water starts calling a little louder. After months of inactivity, boaters are eager to
What boaters often call “bad weather” has less to do with personal preference and more to do with disruption; disruption to safety, schedules, and the predictable rhythms of the ocean.
By Captain Obvious There are many debates in boating. Single-engine versus twin. Gas versus diesel. Paper charts versus electronics. But there’s one topic that remains blissfully free of controversy, disagreement,
If Santa Barbara were a person, they’d be effortlessly put together without ever looking like they tried too hard. Think sun-faded deck shoes, a well-worn jacket that smells faintly of
Spring always sneaks up on boaters the same way. One day you’re walking the docks in a hoodie, telling yourself there’s plenty of time. The next, the weather breaks, the
