We are in Noyo Basin Marina, Ft. Bragg for a few days while we await the next window for our day hope to San Francisco. Our first time taking the boat up a river. Went very well for all there was a crane taking up half the entrance.
Coming off watch this morning the fog has…
Coming off watch this morning the fog has lifted and sunlight is starting to peek through the clouds. I can feel tiny water droplets on my face and the air smells and feels so clean.
Ft. Bragg/Noyo Basin
Mon Aug 19 2019 13:48:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) We have a window to round Cape Mendocino and we are taking it! Expect to arrive at Ft Bragg/Noyo Basin tomorrow morning to afternoon.
Bye Crescent City. It was lovely thinking about…
Bye Crescent City. It was lovely thinking about you. But fair winds call us South to round Cape Mendocino and arrive to Noyo Basin/Ft. Bragg tomorrow. Another leg closer to San Francisco.
The sunset is amazing
Tue Aug 13 2019 20:33:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) Fantastic sunset tonight.
Approaching Crescent City
Approaching Crescent City
Of Fog and Jellyfish
Mon Aug 19 2019 09:36:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) We’ve been motoring in the fog for hours. It’s been clearing up, not as dense as it was. I can now see two nautical miles out. I know this because the rock with a tower on it (as noted on the charts) is 2 nautical miles …
Finally got enough wind to sail. We got…
Finally got enough wind to sail. We got the barber hauler setup as well as the preventer and pole and went wing on wing. Tom Davis spent some time at the helm learning how to steer through corkscrews with waves on our stern quarter. Adjusted angle a bit, much more pleasant now 🙂
A Day of Whales
Sun Aug 18 2019 22:36:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) So many whales today! Humpbacks and Grays. Whale spouts, whales backs, and whale tails. No breaching however. It is amazing to hear them at night, so close, but we can’t see them. I am on the first watch with Kirsten. We are watching out for fishing …
Downwind sailing wing on wing
Sun Aug 18 2019 16:57:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) Finally sailing for the last few hours. Until now we’ve had to motor on this voyage due to lack of wind.
S/V Pulsar 