On Feb 21, 9:12 am, Alan Gomes wrote:

I'd definitely not do it in the winter months; summer is your best bet.
If I were to do it I'd much rather have an able-bodied and knowledgeable
crew member along.

Take a look at this linkhttp://www.latitude38.com/LectronicLat/2006/1206/Dec18/Dec18.html#anc...
to see what can happen when one does not respect the weather that one
can encounter in this part of the pacific. The voyage you propose is
certainly do-able, but I'd proceed with caution and respect.


Thanks, Alan. Yes, "summer" definitely, but up here we talk about
"fogust" so June or July would be better if it was here. Don't know
about Oregon or WA, though....

Yes, I've seen MANY pics and clips about disasters and boats in
trouble on the Oregon and WA coasts (esp Columbia River entrance and
LaPush), but I'm wondering if this is typical, or if I have a good
chance of picking a week where it's pretty much flat calm (or at least
less than 3-4 meters). Do people commonly go out off the coast in 28-
footers, or would an attempt be worthy of book and song?


Anybody know?
druid