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Yep, here's a much younger and skinnier Bob J. at the Banshee Nationals in 1975. This is between races off Ballena Bay: I bought another...

Congrats to Cal Poly Humboldt for just winning Division II Women's National Rowing Championship in both 4's & 8's!. Anchored by Rower of the Year,...

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner, for DAZZLER. There were more 13' foot Banshee dinghies built in Santa Cruz than any other class. Sparmaker Buzz...

Someone a while back suggested there should be age categories for answering Sled’s quizzes. I believe the answer is the 13’ BANSHEE designed by...

Capitola Boat Club (CBC), with rear seat removed, on the move to launch at Santa Cruz Harbor. Since no one has answered the above Friday trivia...

Hi guys: here's my inspection checklist that might help someone. I just finished it and maybe I'll have to make some updates after inspection but I...

See post 5817, four above this one.

2023 Made in Santa Cruz Race Week has begun with in-the-Harbor Jester (11) and El Toro (10) dinghy races last evening. It was all in the family, as...

Painted Cave is a wonder, 12th largest sea cave in the world, 1,227 feet long and 130 feet high. It is located on Santa Cruz Island's north shore,...

That pie sounds yummy. I plan to leave Oakland early tomorrow morning, try to beat the traffic down to Monterey. Then my plan is to go over to the...

Sorry, but not Ron and John Moore's El Toros, although they did build quite a few. But not over 200. The Friday question remains: "For your Friday...

Sorry, but not Gary Caballero and El Toros.

I think Santa Cruz County would be more like it. Not to put too fine of a point on it, but Bill Lee Yachts was in Soquel, George Olson and Alsberg...

Ron Moore and the el Toro. As for the plaque commemorating Built in Santa Cruz, it was nice to see Wildflower mentioned along woth the others. I...

Gary Caballero and El Toros?

Were they built within the city limits of Santa Cruz?

2023 Made in Santa Cruz Race Week has begun with in-the-Harbor Jester (11) and El Toro (10) dinghy races last evening. It was all in the family, as...

What a great video of Windward Passage, what lovely photos by Stephen. This forum offers so much enjoyment. I love it. I look here every morning over...

Legendary WINDWARD PASSAGE, aka "Passage," and "WP," built on a beach in the Bahamas, is now 55 years old. What a boat. I first raced on her in the...

Hi Ants, Interesting stuff, the age of the Channel Islands, including Santa Rosa. There is proof the northern Channel Islands were inhabited from...

My crew and I anchored off Becher’s Bay in 1980 or ‘81 (no log book and fuzzy memory). The time was November so summer winds were not a concern. We...

Painted Cave is a wonder, 12th largest sea cave in the world, 1,227 feet long and 130 feet high. It is located on Santa Cruz Island's north shore,...

We anchored the 80'schooner Shearwater there many years ago. On the east side, there is a huge cave that you can row a skiff into. I don't remember...

So nice that the RYC is hosting again. Great place to visit. Thank you RYC, dura mater and everyone involved!

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Santa Rosa

It was one of the last years the Gherini family was still running an Elk hunt so the roads around the island were off limits to hikers. We were lucky...

We arrived five days before the lobster season opened so were not able to have fresh bait, but I was determinded to try it.