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K-40 owner Don Green and his crew claim “first overall” in the 30^th annual McNish Classic out of Channel Islands harbor, Oxnard

BALLERINA (KITTIWAKE) registration

According to local anecdotal history this log sat outside the now demolished Kettenburg Marine building in the Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard. Does anyone have any other history?

"Race Passage Knockdown" Photograph by Kenneth Ollar © Guy Hoppen. The "Gossip" 1950

The race results don't always tell the story. Below is an exert from "Swiftsure the first 50 years" by Humphrey Golby and Shirley Hewett regarding racing condition during the 1950 race:

Third across the line, Dr. Phil Smith's "Gossip" (PCC, hull #9) , easily saved her time for the overall win. It was a rare sight to watch "Gossip" literally plane down the straits as westerly gusts reached 55 knots. Patrol vessels clocked her at better than 13 knots. In one burst, as she shot out of Race Passage, an offshore blast knocked her flat in the water as the spinnaker pole snapped. Ken Ollar was right there. His memorable pictures shows crew men up to their waists in water as they struggled to free the spinnaker sheets.

From "The Journal of San Diego History" page 112 - The Gould family of San Diego

JUBILEE moored at Monterey Bay durring an especially nasty storm January of '08

John and Wendy Free enjoying a winter sail on Valentine, January 2008. On this same day the snow level in the Mountains was down to 2000 ft. and the “Grapevine/Ridgeroute” was closed due to snow.”

2008 One More Time Regatta Sponsored by xxxxx

(more pictures in the record section)

link to pictures

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