I've been on many sailing cruises, and was excited about joining SBSC for its Double Dolphin two-hour coastal cruise. But the trip was terrible. Within 10 minutes of setting sail, the crew turned on loudspeakers to blast 1970s rock music for the entire duration of the trip. At first they kept the screeching guitars, screaming vocalists, and ...

henever my family visits Santa Barbara, we spend some time at the Sailing Center. The first year we discovered it was on a whale watching trip. We saw some whales, but the best part was how comfortable .

he Natural History Museum in Santa Barbara is a great place for kids and adults. Lots of room outdoors for energetic kids to run, picnic tables along a beautiful creek for lunch or a snack and intriguing exhibit halls for everyone to learn new facts about the world. We went during the summer when the Butterfly Pavilion was open and that was just a ...

The staff of the Santa Barbara Sailing Center were so accomodating in setting our group up for our trip to the Channel Islands.
No dislikes. The boats are amazing, clean & sleek & the weather is great year round. The prices for Skippered Charters are extremely reasonable. The selection of boats is like no other I have seen anywhere, along w/ Kyacks, Boston Whalers & Whale watching Excursions. A definate plus on my list of places to visit.

The staff was friendly. Whale watching was great. The crew knew a lot about the whales, and dolphins came over to play with the boat. The whales didn't seem to notice the boat was there as long as we were sailing.

I rented the 36 footer with three buddies for the weekend. the yacht was well equipped and clean, and the everybody I worked with was helpful.