Hi guys - a but choppy coming out of Alamitos but quite nice once we go behind the breakwater. A couple large oil tankers were anchored that the kids liked sailing over to check out.
It was blowing too - even with our mainsail bleeding off energy (I'm having a problem getting the sail fully extended so there is slack in it that you can't - or at least I can't - completely trim out of it) we did were moving right along.
Our knot meter is DOA but the GPS had us at a sustained 6.5 - 7.1 MPH without the boat being too heeled since I had the kids with me.
Todd - are your kids into the boat?
Sven - company is a prefect reason to go sailing!
It was blowing too - even with our mainsail bleeding off energy (I'm having a problem getting the sail fully extended so there is slack in it that you can't - or at least I can't - completely trim out of it) we did were moving right along.
Our knot meter is DOA but the GPS had us at a sustained 6.5 - 7.1 MPH without the boat being too heeled since I had the kids with me.
Todd - are your kids into the boat?
Sven - company is a prefect reason to go sailing!
toddbrsd
Ex-Viking, Now Native American
This will be their first sail. The admiral is a little "conservative" when it comes to boating, so I will be taking it easy so they don't get spooked! I am hoping they will enjoy it and want to continue so I can get in more sail time.
Ah, yes. Been there and had to manage through it.
I finally just started bringing the kids with a couple other family friends to help keep an eye on this. After several trips where the kids survived my Admiral has relaxed a bit.
As you've probably already figured out pick a moderate wind day since the channel and immediate sea can get choppy and then head for Shoreline marina/ Downtown area since it always seems to be smooth over there.
Good luck!
I finally just started bringing the kids with a couple other family friends to help keep an eye on this. After several trips where the kids survived my Admiral has relaxed a bit.
As you've probably already figured out pick a moderate wind day since the channel and immediate sea can get choppy and then head for Shoreline marina/ Downtown area since it always seems to be smooth over there.
Good luck!
Sven
Seglare
Our sail on Sunday out of Cabrillo was outstanding !
Started with 10 mph after breakfast and ended up with reefed main and genoa tacking back from south of the oilrigs with a claimed momentary high of 30-35 mph on the anemometer !
http://picasaweb.google.com/sven.grenander/35NMDaySailWithJohanMicke?feat=directlink
Spectacular with sore muscles to show for it
-Sven
Started with 10 mph after breakfast and ended up with reefed main and genoa tacking back from south of the oilrigs with a claimed momentary high of 30-35 mph on the anemometer !
http://picasaweb.google.com/sven.grenander/35NMDaySailWithJohanMicke?feat=directlink
Spectacular with sore muscles to show for it
-Sven
Sven
Seglare
Johan also posted his Senta II dolphin video on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxOE985zQNo
-Sven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxOE985zQNo
-Sven
Sven
Seglare
Glad they enjoyed it. Those dolphin encounters are amazing, it is so obvious that they are coming over to check you out. Wish we had an underwater bow-camera
-Sven
Jeff Asbury
Principal Partner
Great Video Sven,
Here are a few of my Dolphin encounters. In the shot where there are 3 in a row and the shot of the Gal with the pony tail in the foreground, we had dolphins by the hundreds with us for about 40 minutes on the way to Catalina. That was in May of 2004. I have had many more encounters with other marine mammals including Blue, Finback, Orca's & Gray Whale's.
Check out the Youtube of the Finback sighting off Pt. Fermin. Took this in Nov. of 2009. Not great quality or as close as I wish, no zoom on my little point & shoot camera.
You just have to keep going out. You'll see em eventually.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbOKa9hDi4A
Here are a few of my Dolphin encounters. In the shot where there are 3 in a row and the shot of the Gal with the pony tail in the foreground, we had dolphins by the hundreds with us for about 40 minutes on the way to Catalina. That was in May of 2004. I have had many more encounters with other marine mammals including Blue, Finback, Orca's & Gray Whale's.
Check out the Youtube of the Finback sighting off Pt. Fermin. Took this in Nov. of 2009. Not great quality or as close as I wish, no zoom on my little point & shoot camera.
You just have to keep going out. You'll see em eventually.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbOKa9hDi4A
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