NINE ELEVEN

Our godchild Fly'n Bryan and his significant other, Lady Liz, joined the capt for a great day sail. Perfect weather, a calm sea and a very mellow 10-12 knot breeze filled out our flag as we sailed on this tenth anniversary of that tragic day.  

Pacific Voyagers Stop In Dana Point

The CALIFORNIA OUTRIGGER

This is a picture of our California Outrigger in it's glory days. That's Paul at the tiller, Tom and the Admiral. This picture was taken in Newport Bay where we kept the boat.

Anchored in the Sea of Cortez.

TOM CALLED TO SAY HELLO

and the next thing you know, we were enjoying an afternoon in consistent 15 knot winds off the coast of San Clemente. We didn't have a camera so this pic from circa 1967 will have to suffice.

This was our California Outrigger built without nails; everything was glued, screwed or fiberglassed. 

ESCORTING THE VOYAGER FLEET OUT OF DANA POINT

Ninja and the Admiral saying goodbye

The canoes rafted at Baby Beach for the evening

We anchored and waited for their "island time" departure

Sailing east in the main harbor channel

Serenity Now to the right of the fleet

We flew our gennaker down the coast and they popped a spinnaker

We wished them calm seas and fair weather as they sailed to San Diego

We couldn't have planned a more exciting two days meeting our new friends from Fiji. Who knows, maybe someday we'll bump into them in their home port. Let's go sailing!

MEETING THE PACIFIC VOYAGERS,"BULA BULA"

Captain and crew of the Fijian canoe UTO NI YALO

First approaching the canoe off Dana Point

The Admiral making the introductions

Iva and the Admiral

They steer with this huge paddle

The canoes are 72 feet long and 21 feet wide

Average speed is 7 knots

We'll meet them again in January in San Diego

We dinghyed out of the harbor to greet a group of Pacific Islanders who were spending the night in Dana Point. They are on a voyage to strengthen their ties with the ocean and honor their ancestors who sailed before them. Before you knew it, we were on board meeting the crew, marveling at the ocean-going canoe and sailing into the harbor with them. It was quite an unexpected and unbelievable experience.   

KALIYAH TOOTING HER CONCH