All Jazz Hands on Deck

It’s always nice to catch up with an old friend. Especially when that friend is an ASA certified sailing instructor managing the Santa Barbara Sailing Center, a regular house boat of an operation “moored” just inside Marina Three at the eastern end of Santa Barbara harbor.

A gang plank I’m happy to walk. The khaki-shorted fella you see in the distance is none other than the Center’s manager & certified sailing instructor: Ian Fitzgerald.

That’s right, chickens. It’s back to the harbor today, courtesy of friend Ian Fitzgerald this time, since our blog adventure is off the charts today & off dry land, to boot. But maybe I should say: to boat—and then some, casting off aboard the Double Dolphin to enjoy its weekly Friday evening Jazz Cruise. Low-sodium humor aside, you’ll need your life vest, your sea legs, and your sweetie, too, because this coastal sail is as romantic as the Pacific is big. Continue reading →…