It's been a while since our last update! Our adventure continues at a turtle's pace, or possibly slower than a turtle, as we've only made it down to LA Harbour. Yes - just googled this, we are much much slower than the turtles. The unhurried cruising pace has been pleasant. Cali cruising, yacht club hopping, … Continue reading Our Life Aquatic – Video
In keeping with our slow down and explore mentality (and to be able to keep up with work), we stopped pretty much everywhere possible between San Francisco and Santa Barbara. No overnight passages – just day sails. This stretch of coastline, Central California, can be sailed in 10 easy legs. Once we arrived in Santa … Continue reading SF to SB in 10 Legs
We exhibit Hydrovane at the Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show in Richmond, CA (east bay) every April, so it made perfect sense to base Kaiquest out of the San Francisco Bay area until the 2018 Show. What a cool opportunity to get to know this diverse, colorful, big city and her surrounding neighborhoods! Will … Continue reading Eight Months in The Bay
Looking for a last minute Christmas present for a sailor vagabond? Our pick: Adult Kick Scooters! lol. Sounds silly, but when you're a car-less, bike-less traveller, sometimes more walking starts seeming like a chore. The marina showers, the laundry, the store, can feel like miles away. So... scoot! Our pick (Razor A5 Lux) were $67 each on Amazon. 4 … Continue reading Scootin’ around the Bay
For sailors leaving the protected waters of North America's Pacific Northwest, this is often the first offshore/overnight passage of a grand sailing adventure. And it can be a daunting one… even with tens of thousands of offshore miles under our keels, I'll admit I suffered a few sleepless nights ahead of time. Hence, my theory: … Continue reading Passage PNW to San Francisco – Thoughts and Tips
We are into the shotgun departures! Two nights in Crescent City were much appreciated to break up the trip, catch up on sleep, enjoy celebratory coffee and beer, and see part of California's 'Wild Rivers Coast'. More on that later. We had no plans to leave yesterday, Saturday; we'd rented a car and spent the … Continue reading Doesn’t get much nicer
A quick update - it's been a foggy day. Radar is key for dodging fishing boats as none of them seem to transmit AIS. We keep a close watch. We're making good time, heading for Crescent City, Northern California. We should arrive around 6am tomorrow morning. Looking forward to it! This morning I saw a … Continue reading Shark Fin and Fog
Our position: 45*42'N 124*54'W Motor sailing at 7knots 172*T I may have given yesterday's position incorrectly (the chart plotter cursor position, not the boat - whoops!) So sailing through fog through the night... it's interesting. Just before sunset last night, the fog started closing in on us and the wind picked up at the same … Continue reading Fog all night
47*42'.1N 124*56'.5W Heading due south 19nm off Hoh Head We were up at 5am to catch a ride on the magic carpet - a strong ebb tide out the Straight of Juan de Fuca. Two other BCA boats (SV Double Deuce and SV Angelique) had already departed in the wee hours of the morning. Hopefully … Continue reading The Big Left Turn
I've been pinching myself to make sure I'm not just dreaming... are things actually coming together? Are we really going to be able to start another adventure? Or will some other major issue rear its ugly head at the last moment? The MASSIVE MAST JOB went incredibly smoothly, all things considered. Of course there were … Continue reading Mast and Go!
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