West End of Catalina Island, courtesy of the Catalina Conservancy
You save, you get a slip,
you get a boat, you might do the Summer Wednesday Night Beer Can Races and a lot of
family-style cruising around your neighborhood waters - then what. If you are
looking to broaden your "backyard" and have a bit of an adventure, then what better
race than the three-day, three-part, Long Point Race Week complete with 40 boats sailing to, from, and along Santa Catalina Island. Catalina Island is a manageable 22 miles south-southwest
of Los Angeles and the perfect taste of, fairly safe, offshore racing - but you
can commute home at night. Who would want to miss the hosted festivities ashore
at Whites and Moonstone