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Every event is a pilgrimage.
Port of Call · Southern California

San Diego

Shelter Island's harbor lights

San Diego is where the Polynesian dream met the Pacific fleet — the Bali Hai has anchored Shelter Island since 1954, and False Idol carries the modern torch downtown. Every August the whole scene converges here for Tiki Oasis, the largest tiki gathering on Earth.

Vitals

Fix your position
Operating bars6
Dead Reckoning sites3
Living LegendsBali Hai ('54)
Pouring longestBali Hai — since 1954

The Chart

San Diego · These waters
Layers
San Diego · Port of Call
Soundings in rum · Not for navigation

When to Go

Events in these waters
Aug 5–9, 2026Tiki Oasis 2026