"Life is like a box of chocolates"

A good friend calls and it turns out his father-in-law (a real captain) is here visiting from North Carolina. In the true spirit of "Let's go sailing!" we did exactly that. Two days in a row, am I lucky or what? The sky was clear, air was on the cool side but the wind was a consistent 12 knots most of the afternoon. It was, in the words so often written in this log, another great day on the water.

San Juan Jeff & The Capt Enjoy A Day On The Water

Sunny skies, 57 degree water, cool breeze, good conversation, teamwork, and a 10-12 knot wind made for a great day on the water. We were hoping to see some whales but no luck. Next time. Thanks for the bottle of menage a trois. We'll do this again.

USS Dewey

While returning from Catalina on our last trip, we crossed paths with this warship. The USS Dewey was on her way to Seal Beach to be commissioned so that she could join the Navy's active fleet. The Dewey is a one billion dollar ship and is the Navy's newest guided-missile destroyer. The Admiral got on our radio with the Dewey to make sure they saw us and they confirmed that all was well.

A Little Humor To Begin The Week

Avalon in the Winter

The Admiral and I were able to get away to Avalon for a

long weekend. The island is green and this spring will be

a bouquet of color. The cool weather was perfect for long

day hikes and we explored some beautiful new routes. We

even were able to photograph an island fox. Rare during

the day. A zip line is under construction in Descanso

Canyon.

The small craft advisory (red flag) was flying the morning

we left for home. It lived up to its warning. With reefed

main and genny we were greeted with 22-25 knot winds,

a 5-7 foot westerly ground swell and a 2-4 foot wind chop.

It was an "E" ticket ride for the first 3 hours. At one point

we were moving at 8.4 knots. The theoretical hull speed

is around 7.3 knots. Figure that one out. It was an

adventure we'll never forget, wow, what'a ride!

Let's go sailing!

The Cup Is Back Home

The Yankee challengers won the best of three in just two races. The America's Cup is back where it belongs.

This One's for Matt

Crankin' at the Bone Yard, har, har.