maybe that will turn them around. i don't know about that place. it was my first time out of there, and sorry to say my last. i can strongly reccommend both boats out of sealanding here in santa barbara. rob and i were discussing how jason (captain of the stardust) would never do some of the things that the captain of the ellie m was doing, like having everybody reel in so that he could re-anchor. that's just plain and simple the captain's fault. he made a mistake on anchoring and has to do it again. i have never ever seen jason do something like that. i can honestly say that the stardust is the BEST 1/2 day boat around. i'm not really that strongly affiliated with the stardust or anything, but just in my honest opinion, it kicks @$$. excellent crew, excellent boat and most of the time you'll be put on fish, no matter what it takes. i've never had a problem with the competence of any of the captains at sealanding and i've been fishing on those boats for years. really a quality operation.<BR> -Brian