After about four years in LA Harbor, the Santorini is about to embark on a journey more suited to what she was built for. Although the frequent trips to Catalina Island, the Channel Islands, Santa Barbara and Newport Beach were fun. The Ship, her captain and owner all long for the type of sailing she was intended for, and we are now ready for. The jump from a 30' 13,000 lb vessel to a 48', 30 ton vessel is big. It took us time to feel comfortable handling her. I cried the first time Tom told me I had to pull her into the slip. Now, no one at the dock even bothers to come to our assistance because we've become such pros. We'll miss our friends at PYL, but it's time to move on. From LA we sail to Newport for the night, then it's on to San Diego to wait for the Baja Haha. We've very excited as it's something we've wanted to do for many years now.