On the Catalina trip a few weeks ago the #1 battery which is the starting battery started to smoke and heat up. Yup the battery went. It was at least 8 years old according the the previous owner. So it was time to swap it … Continue readingFully Charged!
Ok so I may be dating myself with a 70s TV show reference but you get the idea. Well today Cuajota moved into her new home. A slip in Newport Harbor. She was in a mooring and we just decided that it would be a … Continue readingMovin’ on up like The Jeffersons! Cuajota gets a new home!
We arrived in Catalina. Smoking but in one piece!!! Smoking because one of the batteries is cooked. I’ll have to replace that when I get back. Other than that it was a calm,relaxing and uneventful motor sail. Had lunch in Avalon after we moored and … Continue readingCatalina!!!!!!
Now leaving Newport Harbor headed towards Catalina! More updates to come! Your browser does not support the video tag
Wednesday I went out for a sail. It was a bit windy and the water was choppy but it had been over a week since the last sail so I was determined to get to open water. I noticed the boat was not really moving … Continue readingRepairs done! All Systems Go!
Looks like the Catalina trip is back on for this weekend! I have been under the weather for the past week so if I feel up to it then it looks like a go. The weather will be sunny and windy and forecast for excellent … Continue readingCatalina Take 2
Wind was blowing at 25-35 mph. Swells were 15-20 ft. high. It had just rained HARD and was about 50 degrees. It was the BEST sail I have ever had!!!! Let me say that Cuajota is a BLAST in weather. We sailed with just the … Continue readingOH YEAH!!!!! Sail of the year!
Today we go for a day sail. No we won’t get to Catalina but we will get out in the wet stuff and have a little fun! I feel like a kid going out in the rain to jump in puddles! If I don’t get … Continue readingAll Systems Go!!!
It’s 10am and I thought that I would be half way to Catalina right now. Instead I am looking at big winds and rain. KJ and I postponed the trip for a few weeks. In addition to the big winds and rains there are gale … Continue readingRain Delay
I feel like i am on the launchpad waiting for the ok to launch. It’s 1 day before the trip and the weather forecast is getting worse now. Thunderstorms, snow at low levels, rain, and high wind. Doesn’t seem like I wanna be out in … Continue readingHouston….we have a problem…..