The SoCal Ta-Ta & Santa Cruz Island

It’s just five weeks until the SoCal ‘Reggae Pon da Ocean’ Ta-Ta, a Baja Ha-Ha style event starting in Santa Barbara, with two nights at Santa Cruz Island, as well as nights at Paradise Cove, Redondo Beach and Two Harbors, Catalina. Based on how much fun we on the mothership Profligate had during the first Ta-Ta, we can’t wait for the start of the second.

So far, 42 of the 50 possible slots have been taken. If you want to participate, go to the online registration site and snag one of the last eight spots as soon as possible.

Craig and Rose Huerta-Walker of the Marina del Rey-based Beneteau Oceanis 390 Grey Goose have already signed up, but they have a good question:

"The Nature Conservancy usually requires a Landing Permit for Santa Cruz Island. It’s $30 per boat for a 30-day Minimum Permit. They ask that at least 10 business days be allowed to get the permit before one’s planned departure. What’s the deal?"

Hey mon, da deal is that while Santa Cruz Island was once the largest privately-owned island off the coast of the continental United States, it’s now owned 76% by the Nature Conservancy and 24% by the National Park Service. The Ta-Ta goes to the 24% where there is no fee.

The following boats are registered so far, but there’s still room on the roster for a few more:

Alls Well, Tio / Little Harbor 38 / Hugo Lerner / San Pedro
Mouse Pad / Islander 36 / Paul & Lindsay Fuhrman / San Pedro
Carmela / Cal 2-27 / Jean Mondeau / San Leandro
Origami / Corsair F27 Tri / Jim Eggleston & Greg Carter / Medford, OR
Sea Level / Schionning 1480 Cat / Jim & Kent Milski / Lake City Co
Imagination / Cal 31 / Jeff LaBarre / San Pedro
Hotel California / Catalina 375 / Michael & Linda Stafford / San Francisco
Saoirse / Newport 30 Mk II / F. Stuart Seymour / San Diego
Simply Grand / Grand Banks 42 / Larry Fortmuller / Newport Beach
Swept Away / Catalina 42 MKII / Steve & Brooks Jensen / Ventura
Kailani / Catalina 400 Mk II / Cary & Michele Hansen / Nawiliwili, HI
Reprieve / Horstman 38 Tri / Nathan & Cindy Walter / Channel Islands
Tafika II / Jeanneau SO 42DS / Brent Meyer / Redondo Beach
Seagate / Hans Christian 38T / Charles Braffett / Ventura
Old Marblehead / Jeanneau 54DS / Leo Kiely / King Harbor
Pono / Beneteau 423 / Al & Vicki Frost / Nawiliwili Harbor, HI
Equilibrium / Ericson 32 / Roger & Kim Brown / Alamitos Bay
Odin the Wanderer / Odin 27 / Dave Laurie Pisani / Salt Lake City
Kailani / Catalina 400 Mk II / Cary & Michele Hansen / Nawilliwilli, HI
Tempest / Jenneau 45.2 / Steve & Lauri Moffett / Alamitos Bay, Long Beach
Always / Seawind 1160 / Steve  & Julie McShea / Lihue, HI
Varee / Mainship 390 / Greg & Mary Montz / Long Beach
Di’s Dream / Catalina 470 / Roger & Diana Frizzelle / San Francisco
Avanti / Grand Soliel 39 / Lou & Shirli Nagy / Ventura
Dauntless / Hinckley 52 / Marcus Crahan / Newport Beach
Twisted Kilt / Tartan 37 / Scott & Robin Arnold / Ventura
Gazelle / Wauquiez Centurion 47 / Rob Tryon & LaDonna Bubak / Sausalito
Calafia / Catalina 42 Mk II / Michael Eyton-lloyd / Santa Barbara
Pirate / Hunter Legend 40.5 / Jim Harmaning / San Pedro
Shadow / Islander 36 / Greg & Kathy Kircher / Ventura
Luna / PDQ 44 Cat / Ricky & Yvonne Michod / Tucson
Grey Goose / Beneteau Oceanis 390 / Craig & Rose Huerta-Walker / Marina del Rey
Alegria / Beneteau 41S5 / Leslie Schmitz & David Du Ket / Oceanside
Orange / Contour 34 Tri / Paul Martson / Ventura
Oso Loco / Kettenburg 32 / Bear & Marta Turpin / Santa Barbara
Scout / Lagoon 400 Cat / David & Christine Eggleston / Jackson, WY
Ojo Rojo / Columbia 36 / Keith & Terry Albrecht / Alamitos Bay
Serendipity / Catalina 250 / Don & Linda Murphy / Camarillo
Ellis Island II / Catalina 34 / David & Kathi Westcott / Redondo Beach
Varee / Mainship 390 / Greg & Mary Montz / Long Beach
Beach Access / Lagoon 380 Cat / Glenn Twitchell & Debbie Jahn / Long Beach
Coldwater / Catalina 36 / Mark Kozy / Vallejo
St. Somewhere / Beneteau 440 / Patrick McCormick / Alamitos Bay