Ta-Ta Again This Summer?

“Is there any chance there will be another SoCal Ta-Ta this summer?” asks Kevin Belcastro.

Just to make sure everyone understands, the SoCal Ta-Ta is a Southern California version of the Baja Ha-Ha. We hosted the first one in 2012, skipped 2013 because of the America’s Cup, but had a great second Ta-Ta in 2014. The fleets have been between 35 and 45 boats, which is just perfect.

The Ta-Tas have started in Santa Barbara in early September, spent two nights at Santa Cruz Island, one night at Channel Islands Harbor, one night at Paradise Cove or King Harbor, and the last night at Two Harbors, Catalina. Last year we had a great kick-off dinner on the beach at Santa Barbara YC, with Ta-Ta hats and shirts, a BBQ at Channel Islands Harbor (where everybody but a few cats got free berthing), cocktail parties three nights aboard Profligate, and a potluck/slideshow finale at Two Harbors.

We had good sailing conditions for the first Ta-Ta, and absolutely superb sailing conditions last year, with everything between 8 and 28 knots of wind. We can’t promise we’ll have sunshine every day and no fog again this year, but September often has the best cruising weather of the year in Southern California.

If there is sufficient interest in a third Ta-Ta this September, we’ll be more than happy to host it again. After all, it’s the best time of year to cruise in Southern California, and we’d be sailing that same course anyway.

So if you’re seriously interested — the entry fee is $270 per boat — let us know, and we’ll decide by April 1 if there will be a third one.