Hi John,

I would love to hear how your trip goes. We would like to make a
similar trip in 3 - 5 years, once we have the boat and cruise kitty
whipped into shape. We have two girls ages 2 and 4 and a 38 foot
cutter in Anacortes.

A couple good sources for information on so-cal moorage... scan
through the "letters" section of www.latitude38.com. You will see
other people asking the same quation as you are (with answers). You
will have to search a bit. I have also seen some ideas discussed in
the "southernca" mailing list at Sailnet. Go to sailnet.com and then
go to Discussion Lists - Geographic Email Lists - Email Discussion
Archives. Search the the "southernca" mailing list.

Good luck! Love to hear about your trip.

Tim Whelan
s/v Patience
http://www.tgw.net
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(John) wrote in message . com...
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!