The Sudden Stops Necessary Baja Haha crew (Mark, Ben, Chet, Carl) at the kickoff costume party on the day before the start. My Pimp costume got me arrested. Must have been part of the cunning plan Carl hatched when he chose it for me. Just about to cast off the lines to head to the…
Sudden Stops Necessary (call sign WDF4605) is a Beneteau First 38s5 medium displacement performance cruiser designed by Jean Berret and Phillippe Starck. She is 38ft in length, weighing in at 14,000 lbs with 6’6″ draft and has 2 cabins with 2 heads (the forward head is used as a sail locker). The First 38s5 is…
End of the first leg of the trip. Now need to get the boat ready for Baja Haha Rally to Mexico leaving on the 25th! Arriving in San Deigo at Sunset after a long light air sail from Oceanside..
Made our way down to Santa Catalina island after Marina Del Ray. Avalon was amazing, it was like we were in Italy! Spent a couple of days relaxing and exploring Beautiful Avalon Bay with boats all tightly packed Stops moored using the special mooring bouys that are attached fore and aft to prevent swinging catching…
Arriving in Santa Barbara was surreal, like we had entered another world. Sunshine, beaches, surf, heat.. Thank you Point Conception for diverting all that northern californian weather! Palm trees, beaches.finally! Gorgeous day, entering Santa Barbara Marina Beach action Sailing past oil rings in one long line in Santa Barbara channel Sailing in shorts finally! 10-12…
Lots of Dolphins from Point Conception to Santa Barbara!
Apparently Point Conception has been known as the "Cape Horn of the Pacific" since the nineteenth century, so we approached this point between San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara with trepidation. I heard many tales of boats being lost here. Leaving Port San Luis at dawn, we motored with no wind until we rounded Cape…
We left Monterey for Morro bay, some 120 nautical miles away just after a low had gone through. We saw some huge 20+ feet ocean swells, remnants from a storm. Wind was on the nose until it died in the middle of the night and we motored rest of the way to Morro Bay getting…