Sailing Makena

Yes I know that the Oil & Gas Industry and their lackeys, the Big Banks and Government, are destroying the Earth through Climate Change, air/land/water pollution, and habitat destruction, and I will continue to protest and march and sign petitions to push for...

I'm back at home in lush , green, cool, Vancouver now. The sense that the world is swaying has dissipated but the feeling of still being off balance remains. Partly (I think) it's because it's September and just about everything is starting up again, partly...

August 28 Notes
We crossed into Mexico today!
Westerly light (3-5 knots) winds , swells under 3 feet with 12 second intervals. In other words, not a great sailing day, just a traveling (motor-sailing) day.

Seeing...

After almost a week in Santa Barbara waiting for our mechanic to finish his work on the alternator and wiring, we are on our way again. Barring anymore breakdowns we should be able to harbour hop all the way to Ensenada with day sails.
Our stay in...

Last month i posted about my first experience in rough sailing conditions at night and my being sea sick and scared. Dave N commented that he thought big swells in a following sea sounded like fun. Dave is an experienced sea captain and so I took his remarks...

We made it to San Francisco!
When we finally sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge we were lucky to catch it before it was totally enveloped in clouds. We docked in beautiful Sausalito, on the northern side of the bay, and basked in the sun while the city...