Harbor Businesses Win Top Honors in Best of Ventura County 2022 Contest

Booths and buffet at Toppers Pizza

Seven Channel Islands Harbor businesses, a nearby beach dive bar, and a local legendary musician scored top honors in the VC Reporter’s 37th Annual Best of Ventura County. The VC Reporter asked readers to take a poll and rate their top choices in more than 150 categories, which included located businesses, professional services, places to…

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October 2022 Director’s Message

clear day at the harbor

October marks my one-year anniversary as Harbor Director for the Ventura County Harbor Department! It’s been an amazing year, where I got to meet a lot of great people and hear about what they would like to see in the Harbor.  I get asked a lot about what’s going to happen next with various parcels,…

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Boater Registration is Open for Inaugural Parade of Frights

Parade of Frights 2022

Registration is open for boaters interested in participating in the Channel Islands Harbor’s Inaugural Parade of Frights, a non-competitive Halloween-themed boat parade.

The boat parade is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 29, 2022.

Interested boaters can register by downloading this form.

The deadline to submit registration documents is 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 29, 2022. THIS IS THE SAME TIME AS THE MANDATORY SKIPPERS MEETING. THE SKIPPERS MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE VENTURA COUNTY HARBOR PATROL OFFICES, located at 3900 Pelican Way Oxnard, CA 93035.

There are a few different ways to submit registration documents:

Hand deliver or mail:

Parade of Frights, Channel Islands Harbor Foundation, Inc.
3900 Pelican Way
Oxnard, CA 93035

Email: CIHarborVisitors@ventura.org

Here is the Parade map:

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