Lobster season is in full swing, with Craig Herman climbing the leader board with 23 lobsters and two bat rays, and the season has just opened! Do you know that the front side of Catalina Island is closed to commercial lobster fishing? We all dread their pots at harbor entrances and structures up and down the coast, along with all the prime spots on the back side of Catalina. But the front side [...]

As I am sure each of us is asking ourselves, where did the year go? Currently working with General Manager Scott Jones, we have started changing the appearance to the front of BCYC. New uplighting on the palm trees, as well as planting flowers that add color to the planters in and around the club front door are just the initial steps. Watch over the coming months for other changes, though [...]

Friends, it’s been quite a year! We’ve cruised up, down and all around our fabulous home port in Southern California. Great memories, fun and friendship will remain in our minds and keep us going until the start of next year’s cruising season. Some highlights from this year: our trip to San Diego Yacht Club and Glorietta Bay; a truly epic rock n’ roll Clambake at Cat [...]

I have the great pleasure of serving on the Board of Directors of the Catalina Island Conservancy Marineros. Thank you if you are already a member, but if you are unfamiliar with the conservancy, I encourage you to read on and learn a bit more about this important Southern California organization. The more involved I become with the Conservancy, the more impressed I am in its mission and [...]