Historical Marker
Hobie Cat / Innovation and Hard Work
Historical marker location:
Dana Point, California
( Marker is on Pacific Coast Highway (California Route 1), on the right when traveling north.)
The first European to set foot in California was Juan RodrÃguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese explorer sailing for the Spanish crown. He arrived in what is now San Diego Bay in 1542 and explored the coast for several months.