Bill Upchurch
Member II
A couple of weeks ago my Brother, Son and two Grandsons and I made our first trip to the Isthmas at Two Harbors, Catalina Island. We were able to sail over taking a little over four hours. The seas were choppy and made for a semi-unpleasant ride. About a mile out we lowered the sails so we could motor in, however the usually reliable A4 would not start. I called Vessel Assist who towed us in and helped us hook up to a can. We paid for two nights and my brother Joe, who we now call wrench, fixed the engine. The first night was a rolling killer as we were out on an exterior buoy. The next day, which was Sunday, we moved the boat to a sheltered area where we were finally able to get some sleep.
The weekend stay was just great. We ate way too much and didn't get much exercise which is pretty much what we wanted to do. We all took Monday off work and about 11am fired up the A4 and started for home. We raised the main but after a mile or two at 2 knots or so, we restarted the engine and continued on. Our destination was Los Angeles Harbor. After ten miles we ran into some significant fog with visability restricted to about 50 yards. This lasted for the last ten miles. We broke out of the fog a mile off Angels Gate at the mouth of the Los Angeles Harbor.
Out boat Golden Girl is good sized, but after three days it starts getting smaller with five big men on it.
In any event, we all enjoyed ourselves and were glad we had the experience. By the way, we bought a ten pound block of ice at the fuel dock on the West Channel in San Pedro and it kept everything cold and lost only about 25 percent of its size over the three days.
The weekend stay was just great. We ate way too much and didn't get much exercise which is pretty much what we wanted to do. We all took Monday off work and about 11am fired up the A4 and started for home. We raised the main but after a mile or two at 2 knots or so, we restarted the engine and continued on. Our destination was Los Angeles Harbor. After ten miles we ran into some significant fog with visability restricted to about 50 yards. This lasted for the last ten miles. We broke out of the fog a mile off Angels Gate at the mouth of the Los Angeles Harbor.
Out boat Golden Girl is good sized, but after three days it starts getting smaller with five big men on it.
In any event, we all enjoyed ourselves and were glad we had the experience. By the way, we bought a ten pound block of ice at the fuel dock on the West Channel in San Pedro and it kept everything cold and lost only about 25 percent of its size over the three days.