s/v BOUNDLESS; Colin, Julian, a Passport 42, and a big cruising adventure.
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Day 6 Oct 28 Nice leisurely morning of sleeping in until 0630. Yes that felt like sleeping in Breakfast of hot toasted bagels, cheese and coffee, more hot showers and we cast the lines off in LA Harbor and headed out for possibly Dana Point or Oceanside. Great wind 10-15 knots close hauled, with sun … Continue reading S.F. to S.D – What is a perfect day? Today!
Day 5 Oct 27 Up and off anchor around 330 am. We want to get to Catalina island today so it’s a long day. Many pictures running through my mind of Catalina island! Such beauty. But off in the night to start. Sailing in the dark is new to me. I admit it scared me … Continue reading S.F. to S.D – Dark nights and grey days…..
Day 4 Oct 26 Good night sleep for the most part. Anchor alarm went off in the night but it was a false alarm so back to bed. Really had no doubt our anchor had set as we backed down on it at 1600rpm and did not move so felt we were pretty secure. Up … Continue reading S.F. to S.D – Windlass and Windless
Day 3 Oct 25 In the middle of the night the dolphins were back in full glowing force. They were jumping out of the water and doing aerial tricks before splashing down. It is eery to see them looking up at you as your red light shines down on them. Lots of puzzling lights as … Continue reading S.F. to S.D – Things that blink in the night.
Day 2 Oct 24 The sunrise at 615am was joined by blue skies and wind. Not a cloud anywhere. The kind of morning everyone thinks about when thinking of sailing except for one thing..... it’s damn cold. Everyone waking at different times depending on the watch schedule. Today was a settle into routine day. Eat, … Continue reading S.F. to S.D – Heading south with intent..
Day 1 October 23 Out the gate 1030am. After exiting the shipping channel and turning south, the wind was blowing steady 12-20 knots on the aft starboard quarter trying to push us to a downwind sail. Not a good idea as the wind models showed minimal wind closer to shore. So we decided to head … Continue reading S.F. to S.D – And off we go….
Departure:Brickyard Cove MarinaArrival:Brickyard Cove MarinaDistance (nm):18Engine Hours (trip end):81.0Crew & Guests:Julian, Colin, Diane, Diana & Tanner Weather:Everything: Calm, wind to 25kts, Fog and sun Very nice to have the Double D's back for a sail (see Feb 2017 post), and to have Tanner (of Aids Lifecycle fame) along for the ride. A big band of … Continue reading The Double-D redo
Departure:Brickyard CoveArrival:Clipper Yacht Harbor ... Brickyard CoveDistance (nm):19.6Engine Hours (trip end):69.4Crew & Guests:Julian, Colin, MarleyWeather:usual ... 5 - 20 knots (20 in Raccoon) So the new liferaft makes a great backrest ... hopefully that's all we'll ever use it forAnyone that knows a Monitor windvane will see that the vane is put on the wrong … Continue reading Memorial Day Dinghy Retrieval – (windvane attempt #1 and #2)
Departure:Clipper Yacht HarborArrival:Brickyard Cove Marina, Pt. RichmondDistance (nm):7.6nmEngine Hours (trip end):67.3Crew & Guests:Julian, Colin, MarleyWeather:18+ in Sausalito and 0+ in Raccoon Straights! While we love being in Sausalito, we have been in 40' slip, overhanging by 2' with our 42' boat, and this has prevented us from adding a few more feet by installing the … Continue reading Relocation Cruise
Departure:Clipper Yacht HarborArrival:Clipper Yacht HarborDistance (nm):28.0Engine Hours (trip end):66.7Crew & Guests:Julian, Colin, MarleyWeather:A good blow at 20+ Saturday - 5/4/19 We went sailing with Nick and Johnna on Scarlet Fire to get a view of the Sail GP boats sailing, but with a vantage point at the Alcatraz end of the course the racing was … Continue reading SailGP Weekend Sail
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