The Oakley is the northernmost contest in the SCCA series. Running out of the Channel Islands harbor near Oxnard, it gives skippers an opportunity to experience the ever-fickle seas of the Santa Barbara Channel. The contest is liable to serve up a test of anything from strong and elusive currents with teasing fog, to boring flat seas and sunny skies. The Club is well known for its warm hospitality making the contest very popular with those who venture northward.
| Contest: | Captain A. A. Oakley |
| Date: (see current Schedule) | Saturday in early October |
| Type: | Brugman, but only one score from either this contest or the Season Closer may be used |
| Host: | Channel Islands Yacht Club |
| Venue: | Relatively short closed circuit course out of the Channel Islands Harbor typically marking a few of the many oil platforms in the channel. |
| Schedule: | Out-of-area vessels arrive on Friday afternoon. Skippers Meeting at Channel Islands YC Friday evening. The contest is run Saturday morning. Awards are presented at a banquet Saturday evening. Out-of-area vessels usually depart Sunday morning. |
| Moorage: | Slips available by arrangement with Channel Islands YC. |
| Observers: | Assigned by club from a pool at the skippers meeting |
| Dress: | Blazers optional |
| Additional: | Friday night dinner usually available at the club |
| Contest Number : 14 | Date : October 2 | Contestants : 5 |
| Distance : 15.3 Miles | Number Of Legs : 7 | Handicap |
| SCCA NUM. | NACA NUM. | SKIPPER | VESSEL | CLUB | ERROR | POINTS | |
| 1 | 359 | 910 | Ed Kutchma | Pacific Pixie | VYC | 1.1153% | 965 |
| 2 | 355 | Doug Buckingham | Sea Cat II | CIYC | 1.2018% | 799 | |
| 3 | 319 | 942 | Ivan Cox | Voyager | VYC | 1.6304% | 633 |
| 4 | 355 | Frank Sullivan | Valkyrie | CIYC | 3.0825% | 466 | |
| 5 | Jan Lawson | Kiss | VYC | DNF | 300 |
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