<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-29/magazine/spring-2024/chucks-wild-wild-world.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Chuck's Wild, Wild World</title><excerpt>Nine times, CHUCK GRAHAM ’92 has paddled his kayak 27 miles from the Santa Barbara coast to the Channel Islands — and all the way back. On four occasions, he traveled solo. Knowing the potential for rough and unpredictable weather and conditions in this notoriously difficult stretch of water, Chuck plans his times and trips carefully.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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