Beyond the Breeze: 5 Surprising Lessons from the 2025 J/70 World Championship

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February 24, 2026 · 6 min · Michael Ghens

Hot Rum Series 2 2026

Sail Log Date Sat Jan 24, 2026 Vessel Name/Type/Model Escape J/70 Course/Sea Miles Sailed dock to dock: 12.06 nm Course: D 7 St-Dp-Gt-Bp-Xp-Dp-Fin 5.69 nm Notes Need to be more careful of running over kelp. Especially the kelp that is below surface and gets caught on the keel bulb. Who sailed or my position on the vessel Michael Jeff Christian Weather FZUS56 KLOX 241056 CWFLOX Expires:202601250000;;440680 Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 256 AM PST Sat Jan 24 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format... PZZ650-250000- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 256 AM PST Sat Jan 24 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Sail Trace (Strava) Video/Pictures

January 25, 2026 · 1 min · Michael Ghens

2026 CHRF Spring 1

Sail Log Date Jan 18 Vessel Name/Type/Model Escape J/70 Course/Sea Miles Sailed dock to dock: 10.51 nm Course: HD5 St-Dp-Gt-Cp-Fin 4.89 nm Notes Who sailed or my position on the vessel Michael Driver Jenny Crew Weather FZUS56 KLOX 180932 CWFLOX Expires:202601182300;;092501 Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 132 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...

January 19, 2026 · 1 min · Michael Ghens

Hot Rum Series 1 2026

Sail Log Date Sat Jan 10, 2026 Vessel Name/Type/Model Escape J/70 Course/Sea Miles Sailed dock to dock: 16. 6nm Course: A7 St-Ap-Gt-Bp-Xp-Dp-Fin 6.65nm Notes Who sailed or my position on the vessel Michael Jeff Christian Jenny Weather FZUS56 KLOX 100902 CWFLOX Expires:202601102200;;102917 Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 102 AM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format... PZZ650-102200- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 102 AM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...From Channel Islands harbor to Point Mugu, NE winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Otherwise, light winds becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...From Channel Islands harbor to Point Mugu, N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Otherwise, light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt early becoming 15 to 25 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Sail Trace (Strava) Video/Pictures

January 10, 2026 · 2 min · Michael Ghens

Escape PHRF Socal Measurement

For my official PHRF of Southern California Rating Certificate go to: Performance Handicap Racing Fleet of Southern California This is the ratings/measurements used for when Escape does PHRF racing Course Type1 Regional Rating Area I Rating W/L 114 114 RLC 102 102 OWC 96 96 Here’s the Boat Information we have on file for this sail number, 1036. Please keep this information as up-to-date as possible. If you need to update anything, visit this page of our website to fill out the Update Boat Information form. ...

January 1, 2026 · 2 min · Michael Ghens

Escape

⛵ Place holder for my J70 Escape ⛵ Gallery of Escape and sailing pictures while on Escape Unoffical J70 PHRF rating/measurments for Escape sb-harbor-map

January 1, 2026 · 1 min · Michael Ghens