Cruising Guide to Central & Southern California [INT070]

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Comprehensive and authoritative, the Cruising Guide to Central & Southern California combines and updates two smaller, long-trusted regional books to provide seamless coverage of the entire California coast from just outside the Golden Gate Bridge to Mexico, with special attention given to the popular offshore islands between Point Conception and San Diego.

The Cruising Guide to Central & Southern California includes historical background, information on local weather and cruising conditions, passagemaking strategies for sailors and powerboaters, and photographs of all ports and anchorages as they appear from the water.

Brian Fagan has sailed these waters for over thirty years and has visited every port and anchorage in the book, most of them many times. With his Cruising Guide in hand, you will find wonderful anchorages and coves to explore, that you might otherwise never discover.  And this guide will give you all the information you need for a safe, comfortable, and spectacular cruise.

Table of Contents

The Fog Hangs On
Weather and Wind
Passagemaking Strategies
Exploring Southern California Waters in Small Craft

Region 1.

Golden Gate to Point Conception
Golden Gate to San Simeon Bay
Morro Bay to Point Conception and Cojo Anchorage

Region 2.

Santa Barbara Channel and the Northern Channel Islands
Mainland: Cojo Anchorage to Santa Barbara
Mainland: Santa Barbara to Point Mugu
San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands
Santa Cruz Island: North Coast
Santa Cruz Island: South Coast
Anacapa, Santa Barbara, San Nicolas, and San Clemente Islands

Region 3.

Point Mugu to San Diego (Including Santa Catalina Island) Mainland: Point Mugu to Huntington Harbor
Santa Catalina Island
Mainland: Newport Beach to Ensenada, Mexico