Dana Point

For two centuries before it was sculpted into a modern marina, the curve of the Pacific coast that is now Dana Point Harbor was a natural anchorage within Capistrano Bay for winddependent trading ships. Boston sailor Richard Henry Dana arrived on one and later described the site as �the only romantic spot in California� in his 1840 classic, Two Years Before the Mast. Situated halfway between San Diego and Los Angeles, Dana Point�s rugged coves attracted mainly fishermen and surfers. Then in the