Category Archives: Underway

San Diego is such a big Navy port, there is all kinds of activity involving the big gray ships that is it best to stay far away from. When I sailed in San Francisco Bay, I would have my VHF … Continue reading →

We are coming to the end of our time here in San Diego.  Boat projects and repairs are about wound up.  Our target departure date in the middle of next week, depending of course on the details of the weather. … Continue reading →

One of the things that I have learned about San Diego is that it is more of a sailing town than San Francisco.  I don’t think there are more boats here, but there are more boats per capita, and way … Continue reading →

We haven’t had a lot to update because we have been so busy with various boat projects.  Things have been moving along well.  The new electronic autopilot should be working tomorrow, along with the repaired windvane steering system.  Lots of … Continue reading →

We have had a noisy neighbor here on the docks for the past week. Mostly he keeps to himself, but if you get too close he can get decidedly ornery. The other day a small fishing boat cleaned a wahoo … Continue reading →

An actual headline from the local newspaper today:  “Sweltering Heatwave Grips San Diego!” It’s going to be…are you ready?… 85 Degrees!!!!  Such torture!  How will we survive? But aside from the local’s intolerance of a moderately warm day, it is … Continue reading →

Sometimes things are not exactly what they seem at first glance. While on “final approach” to Catalina Island, we were sailing due east before dawn.  It’s my watch, and we are on a good course between the various islands.  On … Continue reading →

Posted by Karen: This is a picture of a 40 foot sailboat exiting San Diego bay , that I took yesterday. The cargo vessel ( Bill says it’s a car carrier) is at least 800 feet long. A reminder of why we … Continue reading →

The trip from Catalina Island to San Diego was not much in the way of wind, we motored probably 2/3rds of the way. But it was productive… Fish on, again! This time it is a small Yellowfin Tuna, also known … Continue reading →

Today is warm and sunny, just a trace of a breeze. Delightful really. We buzzed around the harbor in our dinghy getting pictures of boats, lunch in town, spent some time swimming, organizing for our time in port on the … Continue reading →