190 CHANNEL ISLANDS OF CALIFORNIA 



in summer it is visited by yachts and campers from 

 the neighboring shore, and by fishermen, who find 

 excellent sport along the wide kelp beds and in the 

 shadow of the deep cliffs. 



Anacapa is in the famous Santa Barbara Channel 

 which is about fifty miles long, the course where the 

 warships are tried out on this coast. A salubrious 

 climate is enjoyed by the islands and the adjacent 

 country. Owing to the configuration of the coast and 

 the deep incut of the land here it is protected from 

 the prevailing west wind. It is also said that the cold 

 current that is supposed to run south alongshore 

 inside, the Kuro Shiwo, does not deflect into the 

 Anacapa and Santa Cruz region; that here is found a 

 return current from the south, which gives this par- 

 ticular region a delightful climate on land or sea. 



