Hey Bill, I launch at the ramp in Marina Del Rey It has six lanes, not where you want to be on a weekend, but week days there's almost nobody there. It cost $7 bucks if you are towing a boat, $5 bucks for general parking. It's located on the corner of Fiji and Admiralty ways. I try and launch there at least once a week, even if I only sail in the harbor, a little sailing is better than no sailing at all. You might also try Lake Casitas or Lake Cachuma, closer to you. I read an article some years back about some 505 collegiate nationals that took place on Cachuma. so Im thinking it must get a little wind around there. I spent some time at that lake in my youth, I used to live near Solvang.. The only drawback is that Cachuma and Casitas are reservoirs, and the water levels can get pretty low when we are enduring periods of drought, as we are now. I've thought about towing Amy up to Cahuma for a weekend of Camp Sailing, it sounds like it could be fun.
Fair Winds Mark Escovedo M17 F/D #103 AMY ----- Original Message ---- From: Gary M Hyde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; For and about Montgomery Sailboats <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 3:09:50 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Southern California sailing Bill: We launched at Long Beach Marina, Alamitos Bay. There's a big launch ramp (I think it's Davies Launch Ramp) just north of the bridge that is just north of that marina. You pay to get in and park there. --Gary Hyde 2005 M17 sailboat #637 'Hydeaway 2' We can't change the wind, but we can trim our sails. Sailing is like "African Queening" thru life. On Jul 16, 2008, at 2:19 PM, Bill C Day wrote: > I just recently towed my M-15 out to Southern California from > Missouri. > I slept in the boat both nights I was on the road, and found that it > makes a fine "boaterhome". Since I've been here, I've launched > twice at > Oxnard and done some nice ocean sailing. What I'm looking for now > is a > good sailing lake within a reasonable distance of my home in Frazier > Park (top of the Grapevine, between Bakersfield and Los Angeles). I'm > interested in a good launch ramp with a dock to tie up to while I park > the car, room for sailing without dodging power boat wakes constantly, > and the possibility of good wind. Anyone have a suggestion of where I > could find such a lake? > > While I have everyone's rapt attention, I have another question. I'm > constantly trying different ways of hanging fenders on my 15. Some > work > better than others, but I still haven't found the perfect solution > in 22 > years. I'd like to hear what other skippers have come up with for > attaching fenders in the right locations for good boat protection. > So, > tell me, how do you tie one on (fender, that is)? > > Bill Day > M-15 363 > "Gee Whiz!" > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
