Category: California

So if San Francisco was a big milestone, then San Diego was a major one: our last stop off before hitting Mexican waters, and some 1350 miles from our starting point. The journey from Catalina Island was a straight shot in good weather, and as we neared San Diego we started hearing radio chatter from… Read more

Monterey Bay We LOVED Monterey Bay, despite the rolly marina slip and the thousands of seals & sea lions that filled the harbour. Halfmoon Bay to Monterey was another day sail, requiring an early start in order to arrive before dark. The Monterey harbour is prety chaotic, and the narrow visitors slip that was assigned… Read more

Sailing under the Golden Gate bridge was definitely a milestone for us. I’d thought about this moment for quite some time – finding it difficult to think further into the future in any detail. It sure felt like our first “major” milestone in this journey. Knowing that we would need to get some work done… Read more

For some reason, sailing in to California brings with it some heightened excitement for us. Expecting to see David Hasselhoff on the beach somewhere (not Pammy, ’cause she’s in Ladysmith). This is not as far fetched as you might think, as the beach at our first N-Cali stopoff is already filled with surfer dudes and… Read more