Leo Robbins Community Sailing Center in Ventura

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The Leo Robbins Community Sailing Center, located in Marina Park at 2950 Pierpont Boulevard is a U.S. Sailing Association Community certified non-profit facility.

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The Sailing Center provides youth and adult sailing courses, coastal and celestial navigation, passage making, kayaking, youth camps and safe boating courses year-round for beginning through advanced students. Classes are taught on a variety of boats from Sabots to a Catalina 30.

The City of Ventura Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Partnerships has managed and maintained this community sailing facility since 1972 with support from the Maritime Foundation.

Instructors are U.S. Sailing & American Sailing Assn. certified. For more information on lessons, hours of operation, or special group outings, visit www.cityofventura.net/sailkayak or call 805.643.3612.

CrossFit Locations In and Around Ventura County

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CrossFit workouts incorporate elements from high-intensity interval training, Olympic weightlifting, plyometrics, powerlifting, gymnastics, kettleballs, calisthenics and other exercises. It is practiced by members of over 10,000 affiliated gyms throughout the world by individuals who complete daily workouts (aks "WODs" or "workouts of the day"). CrossFit has become quite popular, so popular that I was wondering how many CrossFit gyms there are here in the vicinity of Ventura County and adjacent areas.

If you visit map.crossfit.com you'll find a useful map of CrossFit affiliate gyms around the world. Here's a compilation of local locations (obviously subject to change):

CrossFit Kerosene, 1111 Rancho Conejo Blvd, Newbury Park 805.404.7701

CrossFit Thousand Oaks, 763 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. 805.496.2077

Precision CrossFit, 28710 Canwood St, Unit 105, Agoura Hills 805.660.4101

Chalkline CrossFit, 5311 Derry Ave, Suite I/J, Agoura Hills 818,.707.2523

CrossFit Code 4: 930 Flynn Rd, Unit I, Camarillo 805.236.4655

CrossFit Camarillo, 409 Calle San Pablo #111, 805.302.3691

CrossFit Oxnard, 3000 Paseo Mercado, #110, 805.988.9922

Strong and Steady CrossFit, 3130 Paseo Mercado, Suite 104, Oxnard 805.229.1787

Keep Moving Forward CrossFit, 6255 Inez St, Ventura 787-209-8040

BeachSide CrossFit, 2646 Palma Drive, Unit 310 and 315, Ventura 805.258.3069

Persistence Culture CrossFit, 3503 Arundell Cr, Unit A, Ventura 559-331-4053

Crosstown CrossFit, 5260 Bonsai St, Unit F, Moorpark 805.910.5025

Autumo CrossFit, 862 Patriot Dr, Unit D, Moorpark 818.741.5923

CrossFit 805 - 4685 Industrial St, Unit 31, Simi Valley 805.217.5363

Surfing L.A. Surf School - Various Locations

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Surfing L.A. Surf School teaches beginning, intermediate and advanced students (7-years-old and up). Most of our students are beginners and are able to surf after just a few lessons.

Surfing L.A. offers group (4 to 6 students), semi-private (2-3) and private lessons. Children under 14 are asked to enroll in private lessons to ensure constant supervision in the water.

Surfing lessons take place at various beaches in the area, including locations in Ventura and Malibu.  More information at www.surfingla.com or call 310.663.0661.

Ventura Dive & Sport

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Ventura Dive & Sport is the only dive center in the entire state that is totally self-sufficient in terms of offering all levels of diver-training (from beginner to instructor), an on-site heated pool and the added bonus of a state-of-the-art dive boat docked within a stone's throw!

Featuring dive classes for individuals as well as the entire family.

Ventura Dive & Sport is located at the Ventura Harbor, 1559 Spinnaker Dr, Suite 108, Ventura. More info at www.venturadive.com or 805.650.6500. Open 7 days a week.

KnuckleHeadz Boxing and MMA Gym in Ventura

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Located at 2062 Knoll Drive, Suite F in Ventura, KnuckleHeadz is a non-profit organization that provides the community with a safe environment to learn boxing, Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling, fitness and sports/combat conditioning training and Mixed Martial Arts alongside some of the area’s top professional and amateur athletes. Classes for all ages and skill levels, as well as private instruction are available. Learn more at www.knuckleheadzboxing.com or by calling 805.407.4367.

Coyote Point Disc Golf at Lake Casitas

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Coyote Point Disc Golf Course is a beautiful, challenging course overlooking Lake Casitas. The course is set in rugged terrain with concrete tee pads and is maintained by the Ventura Disc Golf Club. There are plenty of tight shots and elevation changes so you will use every shot imaginable as well as a few different discs.

Hiking type shoes are a must for this course and be sure to bring water. Camping near the course is available. Reservations can be made through the Lake reservation staff at (805)-649-1122, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The course is free, but vehicle entry is $10/$20 for day use.

Learn more at www.casitaswater.org/recreation/amenities/disc-golf.

Lake Casitas Recreational Area is located at 11311 Santa Ana Road in Ventura. Also visit www.casitaswater.org/disc-golf to see the course.

Ventura Surf School

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The goal of Ventura Surf School (607 W. Channel Islands Blvd., Port Hueneme) is to teach everyone to surf in a safe, secure environment, and help them gain confidence in their abilities while having a great time in the outdoors. Group and private surfing lessons can be arranged anytime to fit your schedule, and yes, we do rent out surf boards if you want to surf on your own. Lesson, camps and more! For more information, call 805.218.1484 or visit www.venturasurfschool.com.