Anacapa Island

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Anacapa Island is a small volcanic island located about 11 miles (18 km) off the coast of Port Hueneme, California, in the United States. Anacapa Island is composed of a series of narrow islets 6 miles (10 km) miles long, running in a mostly east-west orientation, 5 miles (8 km) east of Santa Cruz Island. The island is composed of three islets: East, Middle and West Anacapa, collectively known as the Anacapas. The islets have precipitous cliffs, dropping off steeply into the sea. East and Middle Anacapa have fairly level areas at their tops, but West Anacapa is wider and reaches an altitude of 930 ft (283 m). Middle Island reaches an altitude of 325 ft (99 m) and East Island is 250 ft (76 m) at its highest point. All three islands total 699 acres (283 ha), or about 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2).

Anacapa is part of the Channel Islands archipelago and is part of the Channel Islands National Park. It is the smallest of the northern islands. The official 2000 census population was 3 permanent residents (Ranger Station in the eastern part of East Island). East Island's most notable natural feature is Arch Rock, a 40-foot (12 m)-high natural bridge.

Contents 1 Marathon Swimming 1.1 Anacapa Island Swims 1.2 Inter-Island Crossing 1.3 Board of Directors 2 External links

Marathon Swimming

Solo and relay swims between Anacapa Island and the California mainland are governed by the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association (SBCSA) that supports and sanctions open water swims to, from, and between 7 of the 8 Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California, USA.

Anacapa Island Swims

12.4 miles (10.8 nm) to Silver Strand Beach, Oxnard. Cindy Cleveland pioneered this swim in 1978 in a 12 hour 48 minute double-crossing - a record that still stands. Since then there have been 36 total solo crossings to date (October 2012), including a double crossing by Paul Lewis. The one-way record is held by Nicholas Caine (5 hours 3 minutes in 2008).

There have been 3 successful relays, all crossing in 7 hours 15 minutes on 14 October 2012:

Team Jessie: Howard Burns, Charlie Christensen, Marc Horwitz, Mike Kendall, Alan Baumgardner and Corey Tabor

Team Augie: Lisa Nordholm, John Stevens, Jullian Rusinek, Morgan Empey, Vanessa Mesia and Mike Lane

Team Coto: Michael Trudeau, Tanya MacLean, Jeff Conrad, Ben Putman, Lynn Kubasek and Cherie Edborg

Inter-Island Crossing

Scott Zornig did the first 5.6-mile swim from Anacapa Island to Santa Cruz Island in 2007 in 2 hours 18 minutes.

Board of Directors

• Scott Zornig (president)
• Dean White (finance secretary)
• Ned Denison (international liaison)
• Dale Mercker (safety & insurance)
• Dave Van Mouwerik (dean of observers)
• Lynn Kubasek (swim committee)
• Jim Fitzpatrick (banquet)
• Jane Cairns (historian)
• Evan Morrison (marketing)

External links

• Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
• Anacapa Relays Swim With A Fin In The Water