Sun Oct 06 2019 05:51:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) Dear Kevin, We are on our way out of Monterey Bay headed to San Simeon Bay. From there we head to Morrro Bay. We went to bed at 10:30pm in anticipation of an early morning wake up at 4am. I always worry if I will be …
Last leg to San Francisco
Sat Aug 24 2019 22:27:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) I’m on watch and we are in the fog again. Shouldn’t surprise anyone considering how close to land we are. Fog makes the ocean feel narrow and closed. It’s thick enough that I can’t see very far even in the dark. The bioluminescence is particularly bright …
After Mendocino
Tue Aug 20 2019 05:32:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) I have relieved Graham for my first sunrise watch of the trip. There is still fog. Tom the Younger is currently getting ready to join me. During Graham’s watch we rounded Cape Mendocino. He said it was smooth and easy. Even the wave action cooperated and …
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.
The sunset is amazing
Tue Aug 13 2019 20:33:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) Fantastic sunset tonight.
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 …
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.
Exiting Newport
Sun Aug 18 2019 11:19:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) We were up early this morning to catch the ebbing tide out of Newport. 4:30am early. We left dock at 6:10am with no fog and large swell and rolly waves. The wave are off our beam (side) so they rock us. Reports said 2-4ft swell, and …
Yaquina Bay- entrance
Wed Aug 14 2019 06:52:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) We are heading to Yaquina Bay. It will be our first bar crossing. Timed so we reach the entrance on a lessening flood tide. Coast Guard says it is clear visibility for 500 yards. But right now we are in fog. It’s a weird but pleasant …
S/V Pulsar 