List Books » Cruising Guide to Central and Southern California: Golden Gate to Ensenada, Mexico, Including the Offshore Islands
Authors: Brian M. Fagan, Brian M. Fagan, McGraw-Hill
ISBN-13: 9780071374644, ISBN-10: 0071374647
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: September 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Brian Fagan is a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an internationally known archaeologist with more than thirty books to his credit. An avid sailor for four decades, Brian has sailed many thousands of miles in California, Europe, and the Caribbean.
"An exceptional book."SAIL
The Definitive Guide for Sailors and Powerboaters
The coast of Central and Southern California offers some of the most extraordinaryand challengingcruising in the world. Whether you're planning a cruise of the Channel Islands, a weekend on Catalina Island, or an offshore passage around Point Conception, you'll want expert guidance. The Cruising Guide to Central and Southern California provides comprehensive coverage of all the anchorages and harbors from the Golden Gate Bridge to Ensenada, Mexico, including the offshore islands. It 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. His Cruising Guide to Central and Southern California will give you all the information you need for a safe, comfortable, and spectacular cruise.
"One of the best cruising guides we have ever seen."National Fisherman
"This is the most complete set of sailing directions to come off the presses since the first coast surveys were attempted in the early 1800s."SEA magazine
Brian Fagan is a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an internationally known archaeologist with more than thirty books to his credit. An avid sailor for four decades, Brian has sailed many thousands of miles in California, Europe, and the Caribbean.
Preface | vi | |
Background | 1 | |
The Fog Hangs On | 3 | |
Weather and Wind | 18 | |
Passagemaking Strategies | 45 | |
Exploring Southern California Waters in Small Craft | 62 | |
Region 1 | Golden Gate to Point Conception | 77 |
Golden Gate to San Simeon Bay | 79 | |
Morro Bay to Point Conception and Cojo Anchorage | 106 | |
Region 2 | Santa Barbara Channel and the Channel Islands | 123 |
Mainland: Cojo Anchorage to Santa Barbara | 125 | |
Mainland: Santa Barbara to Point Mugu | 151 | |
San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands | 171 | |
Santa Cruz Island: North Coast | 195 | |
Santa Cruz Island: South Coast | 227 | |
Anacapa, Santa Barbara, San Nicolas, and San Clemente Islands | 247 | |
Region 3 | Point Mugu to Ensenada, Mexico (Including Santa Catalina Island) | 269 |
Mainland: Point Mugu to Huntington Harbor | 271 | |
Santa Catalina Island | 298 | |
Mainland: Newport Beach to Ensenada, Mexico | 334 | |
Index | 369 |