What a day ! This is the way California is suppose to be. Sunny and warm. I know it's just temporary but I'll take it.
Left Crecent City about 6:00am. Wanted to do the 68 miles and be into Eureka before dark. They were predicting light winds, building in the afternoon, but so far they have been very light. Was able to sail for about an hour, then they went down to about 8knot from the stern, which is really not enough to keep the sails from flogging about. So now it's motoring with the staysail up for a little boost and to dampen the roll some. Very light NW swell and wind waves only about a 1-2 feet. It is nice an warm though. My usual garb has been rubber rain pants, two shirts, fleece, rain jacket or later float coat for the warmth. Have not had much rain since Neah Bay, but the fog causes everything to drip. Ahh, but today after only a few miles of fog, its sunny and bright so no rubber pants, no jacket, and only one shirt. Very nice.
I had forgotten that Crescent City got whacked by the tsumami that hit Japan last March. They had pictures and said that they got several 8 ft surges. It lifted the floating docks from their piers or tore them off and destroyed much of the marina docks. In addition, the surges washed in 8 ft of silt which had to be dredged out. They've refloated their linear docks but most have no power or water yet. They're now in the process of more rebuild and upgrades with a plan to had it be able to withstand a 100 year tsumami event.
Should be into Eureka by about 6:00pm
Ed
Hey babe-you must be in Eureka now? And with internet! Great whale pictures-wow that must have been something. You're making great progress. A little nervous about Cape Mendocino during your next leg but know you'll take care. Will you have to head further west before turning south to get past the 'turbulent' waters? I mean further west than normal-further off shore? Much love.
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