Hi all, Well, we're still here. Brian and I have been cutting holes in the boats and the tanks and trying to figure out what has happened. On Monday, October 26, we dinghied out to the Shelter Island fishing pier and watched the Ha Ha fleet sail away. We were both a little teary eyed watching them go. All of our crew except Bonnie and Ray found another boat to go on, so we hope they have a good time. It turns out that there is another Cooper 416 her in San Diego. She is named Redcoat and her skipper is [View Full Entry]

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Hello All, Ansa and Echo left Avalon for San Diego at 0darkthirty (5am) for San Diego. This is a long run, so we had to leave early and thread our way through the harbor in the dark. We were rewarded with a beautiful sunrise. After about an hour or two, we ran into dense fog, which lasted all the way to San Diego. Thank the US government for GPS. There was very little wind and no seas. I tried to sail now and again, but we basically motored the whole way. Brian and I had arranged with Cabrillo Isle Marina for [View Full Entry]

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On 10/15 at 0930, Ansa and Echo checked out of Marina del Rey and set sail for Avalon on Catalina Island. At first there was no wind, but then it came up to about five or six knots on the nose. I dragged the traveler over and wind in the main gave me enough power to reduce the engine rpm from 2800 to 2000 and still maintain six plus knots of speed. Still later, we changed course to more of a reach and I unfurled the jib. Still motorsailing but a lot nicer ride with less rolling. Waves were maybe two [View Full Entry]

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Ansa and Echo left Santa Barbara at 0500 on Monday, Oct 12 for Marina del Rey. The sea was calm, the sky overcast with light winds from the southeast. We motored along at about six knots. At 0750 we were off Pitas Point. At 1120 we went by La Jolla Peak. Wind was always on the nose. Arrived in Marina del Rey at 1630. Transient docks here are managed by the Burton Chace Los Angeles County Park. We got a couple of nice big slips no problem. Ever since Morro Bay, Echo has been having power problems with one of the [View Full Entry]

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At 1230, Echo and Ansa left Morro Bay for Santa Barbara. This course takes us around the infamous Point Conception, aka the Cape Horn of California. Because we waited two days in Monterey, and one day in Morro Bay, for a south moving low to move on, we were rewarded with an easy passage. We were off Point Conception around 0300 with 10 to 13 knot winds, maybe two foot swells, and no wind waves to speak of. What a magical beam reach sail with a full moon. Once in the Santa Barbara Channel, the wind played with us by going [View Full Entry]

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Left Monterey at 1830 on Monday. No wind at all so we motored all night to Morro Bay. The bar was calm so we motored in and picked up mooring balls at the Morro Bay Yacht Club. Nice seafood dinner ashore. We find we are in need of additional fuel filters - Echo is eating them up, so we are waiting today for them to arrive. Plan to push on to Avila (Port San Louis) soon. All of us are happy and healthy. No drama yet. Bonnie, Dick, Brian, Karla and Dave [View Full Entry]

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