Hi all wanted to weigh in with another C-15 update.
The recent SBYC Opening Day was held in a frozen rainstorm, and as you know it is traditional for the Commodore to announce “the harbor is free of ice, and the season is open!” Our Commodore said “I can’t see the harbor and it might be full of ice by now, but the season is open anyway”. But the sun is now out, and hopefully will stay that way!
I have heard from a number of you that finding housing for the Nationals in Santa Barbara is difficult and expensive. Yeah, it is. There are a number of hotels but they are expensive, and of late there has been an anti-AirBnB sentiment which has cut down on the available choices. In case it helps, the map below shows a few alternative areas nearby:
To the West (I think of it as North!) is Goleta and its neighbor Isla Vista, which is where UCSB is located. Goleta has a number of hotels which are more reasonable, and doesn’t have so much of an anti-AirBnB sentiment. It’s about 15 minutes drive away.
To the East (I think of it as South!) is Carpinteria, which is a nice seaside town that has some hotels, and further East are Ojai – a cute little town with a nice downtown area – and Ventura – a bigger area with quite a few hotels and more AirBnB choices. Carpinteria is about 15 min away, Ojai and Ventura are about 30 min away. The road in and out of Ojai is pretty but not a freeway, the PCH down to Ventura is a freeway with a pretty view, but it can get crowded at rush hours.
I’m also working with the SBYC to see if we can solicit members who might be interested in housing sailors.
I don’t have any changes to the racing schedule below, but do want to highlight that the SCCYC Sunset Series on Thu nights is starting on May 2. Time to dust off the boat, fix those rigging issues, and get your crew lined up! The Marina Del Rey channel is being dredged so the no-sail buoys have been moved closer together, making for a narrower channel, more tacks and jibes, more boathandling practice, and more fun… 🙂
Evergreen reminders, let me know:
- If I can help find a boat / charter your boat / find a crew / find a driver for your boat. Yes I have a list.
- If you sail in a C-15 regatta let me know how it went! (Pics!)
- If you have memory of going to a Nationals or High Sierra regatta – where it was and who won.
- If you are interested in new sails – we can put together a fleet deal and get a discount.
Cheers and Happy Sailing