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Harry & Joy
Oh Joy II is a Mason 44 cutter. Beginning on Saturday, June 16th, we are sailing her from her current berth in Long Beach, California to her new home in Poulsbo, Washington. SV Oh Joy II
This cruise will be a quick 1,200 nautical miles, taking us approximately 3 weeks to complete.
Travel Blog Posts
July 28th 2007
When I came up from below at 6 am to relieve Harry on watch, he noted that we’d be pulling into Neah Bay in about two hours. And naturally, he was right! That’s where we are right now - anchored in Neah Bay. Shayla and I are both feeling more like ourselves since we took the patches off yesterday, and my appetite is slowly returning. (Hers only waned a little, owing entirely, I’m sure, to the fact that she’s growing like a weed and her body won’t accept nausea as an excuse to not contribute to this bountiful growth.) We’re off the ocean now, and will spend the rest of the trip in the protected waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Puget Sound. This morning the Strait was jammed with fisher-peoples ... read more
July 26th 2007
On Thursday morning, we were so eager to get on the boat and leave Newport that we had to keep talking ourselves into waiting until noon, so we’d end up at Neah Bay 40 hours later during daylight hours, instead of before dawn. It was hard, but we stuck it out. I may have mentioned here that I don’t get seasick. Usually the first day out or so leaves me feeling a bit queasy, but nothing that I’d consider taking a remedy for. In our first shocking bit of news, I was urping over the side of the boat within an hour of leaving Newport. Clearly, I’d forgotten to appease Someone. Harry and Shayla had both put on the patch the night before, and were bopping around like eager bunny rabbits. I, on the other ... read more
July 25 - Leg 2: Sail Plan
Published: August 5th 2007North America » United States » Oregon » West CoastJuly 25th 2007
We're starting out this sail with a bit of a disappointment: Brother Dwight, from Arkansas, was leading us on for a bit that he might be joining us for this last leg. But his clients just need him too much. And they won't let us have him. Durn. But we're working on next year, when we can slap a patch behind his ear and get him out on the water. Our sail plan on this leg is pretty simple, if not particularly relaxing. We'll leave Newport as soon as the weather settles, and sail to Neah Bay, Washington. It's a passage of about 250 miles and will take us about 40 hours, assuming we make good a speed of 6 knots. We'll be sailing between 25 and 50 miles off shore, well beyond the 50 fathom ... read more
July 24th 2007
We set sail once again! Harry, Shayla and I will get on the boat in Newport tomorrow (Wednesday, July 25). Harry and I are both so itchy to get back on the boat that we’ve had to stop scratching, for fear of making scabs. So unsightly. As of this afternoon, the weather is suggesting we may need to wait until Thursday to head out. Our original “plan” was to leave Wednesday around 3 in the afternoon. At any rate, the journey will begin tomorrow and we’re eager for that. We were able to take all three of our girls over to Newport a couple of weeks ago to show them the boat. We didn’t sail, but we did have lunch on board so I was able to gloat and preen over my enormous galley for ... read more
July 3rd 2007
url='/Videos/4117.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/4117.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;' Sailing Up!We had trouble editing and sailing at the same time. But here's a compilation from the trip. Click on the little film strip icon and then click play on the pop-up screen. Enjoy!... read more
June 30th 2007
We had a hassle on this morning, waiting for the guy who runs the fuel dock to wake up and get over there to get us some diesel. We were both nervous about over-nighting it to Newport on the fuel we had. Problem is, the fuel dock was built for commercial fishing vessels. The top of the dock was about 15 feet above water level, which means we can't very easily tie up to it and fuel up. The fuel guy finally arrived, helped us tie up, then stood over our heads and chattered about all the people he's fueled up in the past, including Johnny Carson. Everybody has someone famous up their sleeve. We left Crescent City by 9:30, enjoyed very quiet and calm wind and seas all day. We were very excited to ... read more
June 28th 2007
Harry took the midnight-3am watch from Bodega Bay to Eureka, and I got into bed to rest. It’s hard to sleep when we’re under way, even if the seas are calm. We still rock quite a bit, and the roar of the engine is beyond that white noise that might be comforting. Also, it’s freezing cold and without Harry to warm me up, I never got warm enough to drift off. When I came on at 3am, I first grabbed a handful of crackers and scooped peanut butter right out of the jar with each one. This was the best thing I’ve ever eaten. My body was screaming for food. I felt like a hole had fallen into my belly and it kept getting deeper, I was so hungry. Harry told me he’d had some ... read more
June 27th 2007
On Wednesday, June 27, we powered out of Bodega Bay at 5am. We passed the base station of our four new friends, United, States, Coast and Guard, and continued out into the sea, where we met the winds and the waves we had anticipated: 20 knots of wind on the nose and 4-6 feet swells. It’s good that we ate early, because it was tough going. Still, we were prepared for that because that’s what had been forecasted. What wasn’t in the forecast, and continued to not be in the buoy reports, was the 40-knot winds that kicked over the bow from about noon to four in the afternoon. This was extremely hard to get through. The swell wasn’t as bad as it had been on The Night Of The Coast Guard (we were getting ... read more
June 26 - We're outta' here!
Published: June 26th 2007North America » United States » California » Bodega Bay
June 26th 2007
So we didn’t take off today. We’ve popped into the Sandpiper Restaurant for lunch and I just powered up the computer to write this entry; our plan was to continue walking to the Tides after lunch, another half-hour or so from here, to get online. And holy cow! There’s free wi-fi RIGHT HERE! We’re crapping our pants over this because we could have been using it all this time to check the weather, and it’s so much closer to the marina than the Tides. This morning we listened carefully to the weather reports (while I creaked away on the stair stepper) and decided that while the conditions aren’t ideal, we don’t gain anything by waiting another day or two. Winds are predicted to be in the 15-25-knot range at the high point (late afternoon), and ... read more
June 25-The winds have quieted.
Published: June 25th 2007North America » United States » California » Bodega Bay
June 25th 2007
Today the wind gauge reads a big fat 0.0. We couldn't believe it when we woke up and we could hear the buoy out in the harbor, for the first time. Up until now, the roar of the wind has drowned out its honk. The fishermen here at the dock are nonchalant about the calm winds, even as Harry and I start running through our minds all the things we need to do before we throw off the lines. "Oh, it'll kick back up this afternoon," they say. The forecast isn't looking good, either, with this gale expected for a few more days. Here's the bitter end: just beyond Bodega Bay, a short days' sail north, the winds are and have been utterly calm. 5-10 knots have been predicted along the Oregon coast for days. ... read more
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