You need to quantify what - "cost is an issue" means.

Eg. Long Beach CA Marina has 3 locations - Shoreline, Downtown and
Alamitos Bay - all under same mgmnt and same guest rules - no more
that 14 days total in all 3 marinas per month and $.50 /ft/night = $19
for you. When available. 1st come 1st served. San Diego has fewer and
costs more. You can easily walk to the Long Beach Aquarium from the
Downtown marina.

Spend some time with the marina website of "The Log" - especially the
SLIPS 2004 page - 1/2 to 3/4 of the way down on the left under Special
Publications

http://www.thelog.com/

We'll be going down about Nov 15 - waiting for the Baja Haha'ers to
clear on thru - I never did like travelling in a convoy.

There's not any useful tourist anchorages in the LA area. The Channel
Islands are remote and mostly rolly. You can anchor in Newport Hbr if
room and also Dana Point Hbr for 3 days if I remember right.

I'd plan on spending a bit more time north of Conception - a few days
at Bodega Bay, some time at Monterrey and at the aquarium, also San
Luis Obispo is nice for 2-3 days. Maybe Morro Bay.These places are
smaller and walkable. LA, and San Diego aren't.



On 20 Jun 2004 15:37:26 -0700, (John) wrote:

We are planning on heading down to San Diego this Aug and plan to
catch the Baja Haha at the end of Oct. Looking for recommendations on
places to tie up for second half of Sept and all of Oct. We have 2
kids ages 6 and 10 and want to enjoy some of Southern California
before going to Mexico and beyond. Cost is an issue and we are
currently not members of any yacht clubs (should we join?). Looking
for any recommendation on marinas and if we should have reservations
before we get there. We have a 38 foot boat that is rapidly coming
together and a house for rent in La Center Wa if anyone is interested.
Thanks and we are looking forward to the sun!