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Ohio man completes  swim from Catalina to mainland

On August 3, 60-year-old John Muenzer of Cincinnati swam ashore overtown and completed the more than 20 mile swim from Catalina Island...

Tax collector by day,marathon swimmer by night

Champ tries to win second leg of Open Water swimming’s Triple Crown Rafa Bravo, a 57-year-old tax director by...

First catch

Courtesy photo Pictured above is regular Catalina visitor Maddox Livesey, 7, with his first solo-caught yellowtail which was landed...

Avalon youths receive donated fishing rigs

On Sunday, June 13, dozens of Avalon youth were thrilled to receive a free fishing rig, provided by the generous efforts of...

Historic shop moves into venerable building

Catalina Divers Supply, the oldest dive shop on Catalina Island, will soon be moving into a new location in the iconic Catalina...

Swim club has perfect day for fundraiser

The weather was perfect — warm, sunny, clear — with 72-degree calm water for the fourth fundraising swim for pancreatic cancer, pancan.org....

Catalina Channel Crossing, a win-win for Catalina teams

The US Outrigger Championship this past weekend brought teams from all over the world to race in the grand finale’ of the...

Islanders ready for 60th channel crossing

The Super Bowl of all outrigger championships takes place this weekend On Saturday and Sunday, 18 men and...

Finding strength, growth in Catalina Outrigger Canoe Club

Three years ago, upon arriving on Catalina Island for the first time and not knowing anyone, I looked for a social outlet. I...

Biggest fish stuns crowd at derby

The Catalina Kids Fishing Derby reeled in history this past week. As 31 anglers battled for spots to be on the winner’s stairs,...