>>David wrote: >>Ahh the art of anchoring again . . . >> Do folks really get situations to anchor in 100 feet >>of water? I would have to go 100 miles to find water that deep. Most of the Southern California cost drops off really quickly. Outside our harbor the Redondo Canyon is hundreds of feet deep within a mile or so of shore. One of the most popular destinations for boaters from the greater Los Angeles area is the channel islands, particularly Catalina. the islands are pretty far offshore (Catalina is about 25 miles) and are basically a steep sea mountains. Most of the shoreline is exposed to the open ocean. Catalina is the most popular of the islands. There is only one real harbor in Catalina, around on the back side. All the shallow areas around the island are filled with mooring buoys, managed by the state and full most weekends with lessees or first come. http://www.catalina.com/yachting.html Outside the moorings there is very limited shallow area and anchoring in under 50 feet on a busy weekend is good fortune. It gets pretty interesting when it gets busy. There is usually a steady breeze in the afternoon that drops at night and may be from a different direction in the morning. I rarely sleep well when I have to anchor there. Jamie Millar Orient Express '73 32' Grand Banks, #364