lonokai
Member III
Well, I am moving my boat from MRD to Dana Point, so that I may be closer to her. Right now, 3.5-hrs to get to the boat, depending on traffic is way too much travel time. I'd rather spend it sailing.
Most of my sailing has been around the marina, practicing tacking and jibbing, and the only instruments I have used on the boat (that are working) is depth. The boat speed is not functional and I am not well-versed in the Navigator Ritchie I have on board.
Sailing from MRD to Dana Point will take two-days and I will NOT be sailing after dark, as I am not yet experienced for that kind of sailing, and I don't have the electronics on board for me to do it comfortably anyway. So, I will stop somewhere in-bweeen, perhaps Huntington Beach, spend the night on the boat in a guest slip and then continue on to Dana Point in the morning. I will, to the extent possible keep land in sight, assuming winds are favorable. Assuming good winds, I will average 3-6 knots on my E27. I will be doing this with my daughter (we both have been sailing for only 2-years), and a possible friend of hers who is an experienced sailor.
Have any of you sailed from MRD to Dana Point? Any advice? Also, as I round Palos Verdes, theres all the shipping traffic to contend with...any thoughts on that? And, I understand that there are some kind of 'separation' lanes in the area.
Any comments or advice is welcome.
Eric
Most of my sailing has been around the marina, practicing tacking and jibbing, and the only instruments I have used on the boat (that are working) is depth. The boat speed is not functional and I am not well-versed in the Navigator Ritchie I have on board.
Sailing from MRD to Dana Point will take two-days and I will NOT be sailing after dark, as I am not yet experienced for that kind of sailing, and I don't have the electronics on board for me to do it comfortably anyway. So, I will stop somewhere in-bweeen, perhaps Huntington Beach, spend the night on the boat in a guest slip and then continue on to Dana Point in the morning. I will, to the extent possible keep land in sight, assuming winds are favorable. Assuming good winds, I will average 3-6 knots on my E27. I will be doing this with my daughter (we both have been sailing for only 2-years), and a possible friend of hers who is an experienced sailor.
Have any of you sailed from MRD to Dana Point? Any advice? Also, as I round Palos Verdes, theres all the shipping traffic to contend with...any thoughts on that? And, I understand that there are some kind of 'separation' lanes in the area.
Any comments or advice is welcome.
Eric