On to Catalina Island

10-1-06 Sailed from Ventura to Catalina Harbor on the back of Catalina Island. If a beautiful island isn't cruising, then I want my money back. It was a 70 mile run, which is quite a few miles to pack into the daylight hours. We had just about every possible wind condition, but mostly from astern. We practiced using our rebuilt spinnaker pole to hold out the jib. Worked great. Wind speed was up and down - so was the pole up and down and the engine on and off. By the afternoon the wind was steadier and held until the west end of Catalina. After that it was a motorboat ride. After a reception from the dolphin greeting committee, we got into Cat Harbor around 7:30PM. A long day, but a very typical passage. It was overcast the whole time and even rained on us a little.

Andrea is getting very good at this sailing stuff. She has good judgement and is always willing to take on something new. As a sailing husband, I count myself super-fortunate. Of course, you already knew that... Here's a picture she took of me...