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New Boat 4 Sled
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Howard Spruit
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Fantasy is fun! And I have not yet spoken with the CBC Commodore about a 110 fleet but he has mentioned a SCAMP championship series!
Yesterday's paddle to Steamer Lane was warm and glassy. No surf and two dozen otters, many with pups.
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Today was a whole nother kettle of fish. SC Harbor entrance closing out and 15 foot surf where we paddled yesterday.
Much flotsam collected inside the Harbor until my 8 foot kayak could hold no more. 2 fenders, an ice chest with bilge pump inside, vodka bottle, bike handgrip, kayak paddle,
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Today was a whole nother kettle of fish. SC Harbor entrance closing out and 15 foot surf where we paddled yesterday.
Much flotsam collected inside the Harbor until my 8 foot kayak could hold no more. 2 fenders, an ice chest with bilge pump inside, vodka bottle, bike handgrip, kayak paddle,
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I always thought SPRITE (from "spirit") would be a good name for a small boat, like the Scamp now in CBC's registry (Howard named his Scamp PUFF, an equally fun name). What is a "sprite?" It is a small elfish and ephemeral spirit. Here's a view of some red sprite lightning taken recently in France. Cool. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Escurat.
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When the Polynesian Voyaging Double-hulled canoe (Vaka) HOKULE'A left Half Moon Bay at 0700 for points south on Thursday morning, it was difficult to tell their destination. Their online itinerary said "Monterey Bay," so we had hopes they might raft up here at CBC for burgers and macapuno.
It took some navigational sleuthing to figure things out. HOKULE'A's AIS seemed to have the ID of another vaka, the HIKINALIA, which was in Hawaii. In addition, the AIS was reporting HOKULE'A making a steady 8.1 knots on course for Monterey. That seemed improbable under sail, as Monterey Bay buoy was only reporting windspeed of 4 knots, gusting 7.
HOKULE'A has never had an engine, so it seemed logical she was under tow to her next port of call: Monterey. 65 miles at 8.1 knots was gonna take about 8 hours. If Annie and I were going to greet HOKULE'A's arrival, we should be there by 3 pm. I confirmed with Monterey Harbormaster that HOKULE'A was scheduled to tie-up at Wharf #1, but they didn't know when.
We hopped in the car for the 45 minute drive from CBC to Monterey. And arrived just before 3pm, in time to see HOKULE'A under tow by the 26 foot outboard KOLUA. Getting into the crowded harbor was going to be tricky, as HOKULE'A, 60 feet LOA x 20 feet beam, steers with an oar over the stern.
I needn't have been concerned. The oarsman was a giant of a man and was sculling HOKULE'A upwind and into her turn alongside the dock. I counted 13 crew, 10 kane and 3 wahine.
What happened next was unexpected. Monterey Harbor had laid electrified metal strips along the seaward edge of their docks to deter sealions hauling out. Though the metal strips were labeled, HOKULEA's crew weren't reading small print as they hauled docklines fore and aft. And the crew were mostly barefoot. What a welcome, getting a mild electric shock in your feet as you stepped off your ship.
Aloha, HOKULE'A! https://hokulea.com/october-5-2023-leg-8-day-5/
Note the steering oar in its stowed position. Also that there are few fastenings holding things together in favor of traditional rope lashings.
It took some navigational sleuthing to figure things out. HOKULE'A's AIS seemed to have the ID of another vaka, the HIKINALIA, which was in Hawaii. In addition, the AIS was reporting HOKULE'A making a steady 8.1 knots on course for Monterey. That seemed improbable under sail, as Monterey Bay buoy was only reporting windspeed of 4 knots, gusting 7.
HOKULE'A has never had an engine, so it seemed logical she was under tow to her next port of call: Monterey. 65 miles at 8.1 knots was gonna take about 8 hours. If Annie and I were going to greet HOKULE'A's arrival, we should be there by 3 pm. I confirmed with Monterey Harbormaster that HOKULE'A was scheduled to tie-up at Wharf #1, but they didn't know when.
We hopped in the car for the 45 minute drive from CBC to Monterey. And arrived just before 3pm, in time to see HOKULE'A under tow by the 26 foot outboard KOLUA. Getting into the crowded harbor was going to be tricky, as HOKULE'A, 60 feet LOA x 20 feet beam, steers with an oar over the stern.
I needn't have been concerned. The oarsman was a giant of a man and was sculling HOKULE'A upwind and into her turn alongside the dock. I counted 13 crew, 10 kane and 3 wahine.
What happened next was unexpected. Monterey Harbor had laid electrified metal strips along the seaward edge of their docks to deter sealions hauling out. Though the metal strips were labeled, HOKULEA's crew weren't reading small print as they hauled docklines fore and aft. And the crew were mostly barefoot. What a welcome, getting a mild electric shock in your feet as you stepped off your ship.
Aloha, HOKULE'A! https://hokulea.com/october-5-2023-leg-8-day-5/
Note the steering oar in its stowed position. Also that there are few fastenings holding things together in favor of traditional rope lashings.
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Thanks for the close-up pictures. I have read comments about the overall assembly, however photos that show the details of the lashings clarify the construction. It must work well since the voyaging miles are huge.
Cheers,
Ants
PS. There were a few paddling craft to greet the arrival!
Cheers,
Ants
PS. There were a few paddling craft to greet the arrival!
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With the seasonal current migration of boats south towards S.Cal and Mexico, real time nearshore weather off the Central Calif. coast is always appreciated by navigators. Unfortunately, Half Moon Bay Buoy,#46012, 24 miles SSW of SF Bay in 685 feet of water has been missing and off station for some time.
Fortunately, Saildrone is assisting by locating a mobile Saildrone #1073 at the missing buoy's location and transmitting real time weather for all mariners: https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=1801589
Saildrone 1073 is obviously not anchored, but hove to and slowly sailing into head current/drift that keeps the 24' drone on station. Thank you Saildrone for this service and to Hedgehog for the report.
Fortunately, Saildrone is assisting by locating a mobile Saildrone #1073 at the missing buoy's location and transmitting real time weather for all mariners: https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=1801589
Saildrone 1073 is obviously not anchored, but hove to and slowly sailing into head current/drift that keeps the 24' drone on station. Thank you Saildrone for this service and to Hedgehog for the report.
Local CBC members, including Fleet Surgeon Contosa, have eyes focused on Hurricane Lidia whose track takes her into Banderas Bay and our CBC outstation on the south shore at the village of Yelapa. ETA for Lidia landfall is this evening/early tomorrow as a Cat2. A hopeful nuance is Lidia's forecast track may just curve southeast enough to take her ashore south of Cabo Corrientes, in which case the mountainous region will help dissipate wind and swell in Banderas. Fingers crossed for our south of the border friends.
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MAGICdreamer
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The track I found seemed to indicate that Lidia did cross over south of the bay and Yelapa. Any word on the status of the "Outstation"?
Though power is out throughout Puerto Vallarta and environs, it appeared Cat.4 Lidia came ashore and passed 30 miles south of Yelapa and PV. The forward speed of this storm was rapid, which meant it did not hang around to drop the forecast 12" of rain. Good news from Yelapa is the river did not flood and cleanup has begun. Many trees down, but the internet is still working. Given 120 knots of wind, CBC's Yelapa outstation seems to have weathered the storm OK. We will know more in the next few days.
I have been on WhatsApp communications with some Mexican sailing friends who said that they will update me as they get word.
MAGICdreamer
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So, are we back and running? Skip?
Happy to see the SSS Forum back!
I've just returned from the National Sailing Hall of Fame induction for shipmate Sally Honey, and good friends Skip Etchells, Dick Stearns, and Bill Lapworth. Bob Perry's speech had the crowd in stitches.
Good to visit briefly this afternoon with MAGICdreamers in Los Osos and see the plans for MV TWILIGHT.
Raining at CBC.
I've just returned from the National Sailing Hall of Fame induction for shipmate Sally Honey, and good friends Skip Etchells, Dick Stearns, and Bill Lapworth. Bob Perry's speech had the crowd in stitches.
Good to visit briefly this afternoon with MAGICdreamers in Los Osos and see the plans for MV TWILIGHT.
Raining at CBC.
Two welcome pieces of news. By virtue of a silver medal in the recent PanAm Games, Sarah Newberry (helm) and David Liebenberg (crew from Richmond YC) have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Nacra 17, mixed gender, foiling catamaran class. Huge kudos to them! https://vimeo.com/674519201
Also, for a most excellent travelogue and photojournalism, check out Philpott's recent contribution to Bay and Delta Yachtsman in her column "What I Saw." Delightful writing about her recent trip to England and Holland. https://yachtsmanmagazine.com/what-i-saw-by-jackie-philpott-22/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df1E4NJu7ng
Also, for a most excellent travelogue and photojournalism, check out Philpott's recent contribution to Bay and Delta Yachtsman in her column "What I Saw." Delightful writing about her recent trip to England and Holland. https://yachtsmanmagazine.com/what-i-saw-by-jackie-philpott-22/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df1E4NJu7ng
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MAGICdreamer
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Up in the PNW, they have this tradition of the Round the County Race on the 2nd weekend in November, a 2 day event circling around the San Juan Islands. Weather conditions can be quite non-balmy with SE'ly gales and sloppy seas. Friends aboard the 115 year old schooner, MARTHA once again sailed amid carbon sails. This year's event was a counter-clock-wise loop (it alternates directions each year) in rain and breezy conditions.
Photo taken by Christina Wolfe - MARTHA passing DARK STAR
Photo taken by Christina Wolfe - MARTHA passing DARK STAR
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