Now is the time to book your Holiday Lights Cruise for Thursday, December 15.  Enjoy a cruise of the Ventura Harbor and the Ventura Keys to view the holiday lights and listen to music. Dress warm, no high heels. Cash & Credit Card galley with snacks and beverages. Don’t be left dockside because this cruise will sell out! There are three ways to book:

• Go to the Island Packers office at the Ventura Harbor, go online and click on https://reserve.islandpackers.com/  Go to “All Trips” and use the December calendar or go to “Harbor Cruise” and that will also take you to the December calendar.  Or you can call (805) 642-1393.

The group rate is the same as the senior rate ($16 for 55 and older) so we are on our own for making reservations. Other rates: Adult (13-54) $18 and child (3-12) $12 and under 3 are free. The cruise starts at 6:30pm, after the  Happy Hour at The Greek.

We are invited guests of the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club (PBYC) to the Ventura Harbor Annual Parade of Lights And Potluck Dinner. The event starts at PBYC on Saturday December 17th with the Bar opening at 5:00PM and the potluck dinner following.

The 2022 theme pays homage to all things outer space – Out of This World! We are looking forward to a very colorful boat parade, which we can view from the club or down on the docks. We’ll SEA you there!

And remember, please bring a dish to share!

Remember “Hotel California”, “Desperado”, “Take It Easy”? Come enjoy an evening of music and dancing to some of the best tunes of the 70s.

Where: “Music Under the Stars” at Olivas Adobe Park, 4200 Olivas Park Drive, Ventura

When: Saturday, August 13, 7:30-9:30 pm

Dinner: Bring a picnic dinner

Cost: $30 for table seating 

For guaranteed table seating, SIGN UP BY SUNDAY, MAY 1ST with either Carol Sexton or Janie Ferling!

• Send a check for $30 to LPSC at PO Box 6112, Oxnard, CA 93031
• Payments are also accepted through Zelle or Venmo (payee is lospadresskiclub@gmail.com)
• or give your payment to any Board member

As announced at the LPSC meeting last Thursday, Rebecca has arranged a trip to the islands…we are going with Island Packers to Santa Cruz Island (were you thinking Hawaii? Sorry!) on Sunday May 22. We will take the 9:30 boat out of Ventura Harbor to Prisoner’s Harbor with an option to stay on the boat (extra fee required) to the Painted Cave.

If you are interested in joining, either call Island Packers at  805-642-1393, or  follow the links below for more information and to sign up with Island Packers. Since the group rate is the same as the senior rate we decided to have participants sign up with Island Packers on their own. Senior roundtrip is $58 and the extra fee for the Painted Cave is $17.

This will be an all-day outing and you will need to bring food and water for the day. There are hikes on the island and we plan to have a beach picnic! 

If you plan to stay on the boat for the Painted Cave, you will be brought back to Prisoner’s Harbor with plenty of time (about 3 hours) for a hike/picnic. The boat home leaves Prisoner’s Harbor at 4:30.

Occasionally Island Packers has to cancel a trip due to weather. Rebecca will be monitoring the Island Packers site the day of our trip. If you plan to go on the trip, email us at LosPadresSkiClub@gmail.com and we will notify participants by 8 AM of any changes! It will also be helpful to know who is going for planning time on the island.

Make sure you sign up for the May 22 9:30 trip to Prisoner’s Harbor, return 4:30. This trip will sell out…so don’t delay and miss the boat… To sign up for Prisoner’s Harbor, go to https://islandpackers.com/prisoners-harbor-day-trip-sci/

If you plan to stay on the boat for the Painted Cave you will need to sign up for the trip on the multi-port site: https://islandpackers.com/multi-port-day-trips/

Please join us for a leisurely walk to the Harbor Seal Rookery at the beach in Carpinteria at 10:00am, April 9th.  We will be meeting at the Bluffs Parking lot, which is at the Bailard Avenue exit off the 101 on the oceanside (west) side of the 101.  The Harbor Seal Preserve is home to almost 100 adult seals who give birth to their cubs on the Carpinteria shoreline this time of year. More information about the preserve can be found at  http://www.carpinteria.com/points_of_interest/thesealrookery/

Let’s see where the Rams just won the Superbowl at SoFi Stadium. We are planning a tour on March 24th, and this link will give you a quick look at what we will see: https://vimeo.com/atlanticpictures/review/543759588/dfcd5c1515.

Now is the time to book your Holiday Lights Cruise for Wednesday, December 15. Don’t be left dockside because this cruise will sell out! There are three ways to book:

• Go to the Island Packers office at the Ventura Harbor, go online and click on https://reserve.islandpackers.com/ 
• Go to “All Trips” and use the December calendar or go to “Harbor Cruise” and that will also take you to the December calendar. 
• Or you can call (805) 642-1393.

The group rate is the same as the senior rate ($14 for 55 and older) so we are on our own for making reservations. Other rates: Adult (13-54) $17 and child (3-12) $11 and under 3 are free. The cruise starts at 6:30pm, after the Happy Hour at The Greek.