The view from the top of Windy Lane

Article Abstract:

The Santa Barbara Channel can be intimidating because of its strong northwesterly winds that have given the channel its nickname 'Windy Lane.' The onslaught of these winds is signalled by tentacle-like cloud caps in Santa Cruz Island. A sailor and his wife successfully negotiate the channel.

Navigation, Santa Barbara Channel

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Charter cruising: New Zealand

Article Abstract:

A personal account of cruising around the North and South Islands of New Zealand is presented. The highlights of the charter cruise include wonderful scenery, fiord cruising, and sailing through the Marlborough Sounds.

New Zealand, Archipelagoes

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The work of cruising

Article Abstract:

A sailing cruise is a challenge, not a vacation. There is a great deal of hard work involved in shopping, setting up housekeeping at a new anchorage and coping with the bureaucracy of each new port.

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