Didn't get to input a post yesterday, so this info is for 9-18.
Not to far to go today, about 27 miles to Oxnard and the Channel Islands Harbor that is there. So since I didn't have to leave to early, got a nice shower at the marina, which has great facilities. Ended up leaving the slip at 9:10am and motored to the fuel dock. After leaving the marina, the morning winds were pretty light, so motored until 12:30pm when the winds filled in nicely to 10 knots. Later the wind built to aroun 15 knots. Great downwind sailing at 4-5 knots. Sunny and warm, very small wind waves and light swell. Arrived Channel islands harbor and checked in with the harbor patrol and they assigned me a county slip up the channel.
About half an hour later, Mike and Brad docked next to me on "Wingsong" I think. Their from the Redondo area and doing a sail to Santa Cruz island, one of the Channel islands. Loaned them my hose to do some washing and in return they invited me over for fish tacos, with some halibut they had. Fun talking with them. Brad is an organic vegetable grower and just sold a $7000 crop of the old fashion tomatoes(thats not the right name, can't think of it now). He knows his tomatoes !
Good dinner.
Tomorrow 9-19, is a 47 mile run to Redondo Beach and King Harbor
9-19-2012
Beautiful sunny day. Left the harbor at 7:15am. Light west wind.
Motored a bit and then the wind filled in. Raise the main and jib and moving along a 3.5 -4.0 knots. Winds increased more at around 10:30 and I winged out the jib and staysail and lowered the main. Can track nicely directly downwind with that arrangement. Moving at 4-5knots. It's 4:17pm now and should arrive in King Harbor around 6:30.
Ed
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