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IT’S YACHTS’NARD Grab a guest slip with the Visit Oxnard team and learn how to mix things up.
It’s Yachts’nard
Game for a nautical adventure? Grab a guest slip with the Visit Oxnard team (pictured below). These “lifestyle mixologists” specialize in showing visitors how to mix things up in Oxnard, California. Find room to relax in the Channel Islands Harbor, the fifth-largest harbor in California for small-craft recreation and gateway to the Channel Islands National Park.
Did You Know?
A new four-story, 210-room Hyatt House Hotel with 270° waterfront views and rooftop bar and outdoor lounge is coming to Peninsula Road in Oxnard. – Elizabeth Maxim Melgoza, Director of Public Relations Marine Emporium Landing is a one-stop shop for all things water sports: SUP, kayaking, electric boat rentals, jet skiing, Channel Island excursions, boat charters and more. – Julie Mino, President & CEO The Visit Oxnard office is located at Marine Emporium Landing, adjacent to some of the city’s most popular restaurants, attractions and outdoor spaces. – Michelle Flippo, Operations & Sales Manager You can check the weather 24/7 at VisitOxnard.com using the Visit Oxnard live cam, positioned across from Peninsula Park with views from the mountains to the ocean. – Brittney Hendricks, VP of Marketing & Communications
SEA LIFE TIP
If you happen to be sailing around Oxnard’s nine marinas and see the biggest daddy harbor seal you’ve ever seen - that’s Oxnard’s very own famous resident, Shaquille the Seal! When it comes to eating fish, he’s nothing but net.
LOCAL LEGEND
Rumor has it, the first public boat launch ramp constructed in Channel Islands Harbor (opened 1960) was created in the rebellious spirit of its time.
“In 1963, a group of locals pooled their resources and built one in the middle of the night at low tide while everyone was sleeping, without approval from any governing bodies,” says Steve Buenger, Visit Oxnard chairman. “My grandmother brought them food to keep ’em going through the night.”
Apparently, Ventura County was surprised to find out what had happened, but officials looked the other way until they were able to construct the first officially sanctioned boat launch ramp a few years later. What a rebel move!
