I am new here (CF) but I have sailed the So
Cal areas years ago. I started out in a 7' sailing dingy on pudding stone lake (LOL, more like a large puddle), I sailed there a few times as a kid, then as I grew up surfing I always longed to sail. As a young adult (mid 20's) I bought a venture 21, restored it and had a blast
day sailing and
racing it, but the wife wanted a bigger
boat to haul the
kids to
Catalina Island so we
sold the Venture 21 and bought a
MacGregor 25, we sailed that for 4 years and migrated to a
Catalina 30. We had the 30 for 5 years and
sold it in 97' to invest in something that didn't give a return. We all miss the
Catalina 30 so now I am once again looking for a
boat in the 30 foot range, I have no plans for
ocean crossing (yet) so a coastal cruiser is Ok for now.
Nice to have a place like this to gather info and read about others adventures.