Sailing Katannu

We set sail from Marina del Rey on the morning of February 6.  It was a beautiful morning, and we were eager to be on our way.  Inside the harbor the water was calm, but outside the mouth of the harbor there was a steady…

We arrived in Marina del Rey on January 28.  Originally, we had planned to stay there for three days, and then set sail for Catalina Island.  However, a series of three storms rolled in off the Pacific and delayed our departure for a week. Katannu…

On January 27, we got the boat ready, checked out of the harbor and set sail for Santa Cruz Island.  It was an absolutely gorgeous day with mild winds and calm seas.  We set sail around noon, sailed about 26 nautical miles, and arrived at…

We arrived in Santa Barbara harbor on January 19.  On January 20, we had a wonderful time exploring the old, historic part of Santa Barbara, which is within easy walking distance of the harbor.  We first visited the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and enjoyed learning…

On January 20, we awoke to a beautiful, sunny day.  We left Channel Islands Harbor and motor-sailed 28 nautical miles to Santa Barbara.  We were thrilled to finally have good weather and to be on our way after 10 days in Oxnard.  The seas were…

On January 8, we arrived in the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard after an all-night sail from Morro Bay.  The Channel Islands Yacht Club welcomed us and invited us to stay in their guest slip.  The harbor and the slip were very sheltered, and we…

On January 6, the Morro Bay Harbor was buffed by a rain storm with blustery winds.  We measured wind speeds of over 30 knots, with a peak wind speed of 38 knots!  In the morning, we awoke to find absolute calm. We took another look…

We stayed in beautiful Morro Bay for six days, waiting for the next window of favorable weather between Pacific storms.  The weather pattern shifted while we were in Morro Bay – apparently influenced by a 500 millibar “highway” from west to east that was bringing…