West Coast Sailing
 

Nom should know about this.
Without any protected way to get from point A to B such as the ICW on
the east and Gulf coasts, isnt it a bit difficult to sail north up the
coast? Do people sail northwards near shore or do they all go
WAAAAAAAY offshore?

West Coast Sailing
 

"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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Nom should know about this.
Without any protected way to get from point A to B such as the ICW on
the east and Gulf coasts, isnt it a bit difficult to sail north up the
coast? Do people sail northwards near shore or do they all go
WAAAAAAAY offshore?


You're talking about the coast of Cal? I've heard it's very, very rough,
esp. going north. Never been, don't have any interest in doing that. I know
people die out there all the time.

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Nom=de=Plume

West Coast Sailing
 

"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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Nom should know about this.
Without any protected way to get from point A to B such as the ICW on
the east and Gulf coasts, isnt it a bit difficult to sail north up the
coast? Do people sail northwards near shore or do they all go
WAAAAAAAY offshore?

The stay not too far offshore, check the forecasts closely. There is a
southern current of 3-6 knots offshore a ways. Somepoints, not very far
offshore. The Humboldt current. Run for cover, which is scarce, in the
event they get caught with a big swell.

West Coast Sailing
 

On Apr 7, 2:29*am, "CalifBill" wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message

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Nom should know about this.
Without any protected way to get from point A to B such as the ICW on
the east and Gulf coasts, isnt it a bit difficult to sail north up the
coast? *Do people sail northwards near shore or do they all go
WAAAAAAAY offshore?

The stay not too far offshore, check the forecasts closely. *There is a
southern current of 3-6 knots offshore a ways. *Somepoints, not very far
offshore. *The Humboldt current. *Run for cover, which is scarce, in the
event they get caught with a big swell.

I was up in Ft. Bragg on time watching fishing boats going from the
protected cove there (there's also a marina) and going out to sea.
They'd hit the open part and all hell would break loose! Some of them
looked like it was all they could do to keep control of the boat
because of the surf. Oh, Noyo Harbor, that's what they called the
place.
Here's some coast guard practice, that entrance is one rough mother!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3JIx...eature=related

West Coast Sailing
 

"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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Nom should know about this.
Without any protected way to get from point A to B such as the ICW on
the east and Gulf coasts, isnt it a bit difficult to sail north up the
coast? Do people sail northwards near shore or do they all go
WAAAAAAAY offshore?

Since the Gulf Stream turns westward two hundred miles south of us...we
don't have that worry.
The Labrador current may affect boats up around northern Cape Breton, but
that's what we have the Bras d'Or lakes for.
Along our 'mainland' coast, people sail where they want to...out far enough
to avoid dangerous areas but not so far that ducking into numerous small
harbours for the night is difficult or time consuming.
You'd fit right in up here Froggy...the nicer marinas are few & far between
along the coast but every small community has a government wharf for the
commercial fishermen. If you like roughin' it...you could stay anywhere at
minimal or no cost for the night.

West Coast Sailing
 

"Don White" wrote in message
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"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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Nom should know about this.
Without any protected way to get from point A to B such as the ICW on
the east and Gulf coasts, isnt it a bit difficult to sail north up the
coast? Do people sail northwards near shore or do they all go
WAAAAAAAY offshore?

Since the Gulf Stream turns westward two hundred miles south of us...we
don't have that worry.
The Labrador current may affect boats up around northern Cape Breton, but
that's what we have the Bras d'Or lakes for.
Along our 'mainland' coast, people sail where they want to...out far
enough to avoid dangerous areas but not so far that ducking into numerous
small harbours for the night is difficult or time consuming.
You'd fit right in up here Froggy...the nicer marinas are few & far
between along the coast but every small community has a government wharf
for the commercial fishermen. If you like roughin' it...you could stay
anywhere at minimal or no cost for the night.

Here's some info on those wharves....
http://www.closetothecoast.ca/map-hotspots.aspx

West Coast Sailing
 

On Apr 7, 9:07*am, "Don White" wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message

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"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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Nom should know about this.
Without any protected way to get from point A to B such as the ICW on
the east and Gulf coasts, isnt it a bit difficult to sail north up the
coast? *Do people sail northwards near shore or do they all go
WAAAAAAAY offshore?

Since the Gulf Stream turns westward two hundred miles south of us...we
don't have that worry.
The Labrador current may affect boats up around northern Cape Breton, but
that's what we have the Bras d'Or lakes for.
Along our 'mainland' coast, people sail where they want to...out far
enough to avoid dangerous areas but not so far that ducking into numerous
small harbours for the night is difficult or time consuming.
You'd fit right in up here Froggy...the nicer marinas are few & far
between along the coast but every small community has a government wharf
for the commercial fishermen. If you like roughin' it...you could stay
anywhere at minimal or no cost for the night.

Here's some info on those wharves....http://www.closetothecoast.ca/map-hotspots.aspx

My curiosity was driven primarily by just reading "Two Years Before
the Mast" about a trading ship going up and down the Ca coast in the
1830s and how little protection there was from storms.

West Coast Sailing
 

Don White wrote:
wrote in message
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Nom should know about this.
Without any protected way to get from point A to B such as the ICW on
the east and Gulf coasts, isnt it a bit difficult to sail north up the
coast? Do people sail northwards near shore or do they all go
WAAAAAAAY offshore?

Since the Gulf Stream turns westward two hundred miles south of us...we
don't have that worry.
The Labrador current may affect boats up around northern Cape Breton, but
that's what we have the Bras d'Or lakes for.
Along our 'mainland' coast, people sail where they want to...out far enough
to avoid dangerous areas but not so far that ducking into numerous small
harbours for the night is difficult or time consuming.
You'd fit right in up here Froggy...the nicer marinas are few& far between
along the coast but every small community has a government wharf for the
commercial fishermen. If you like roughin' it...you could stay anywhere at
minimal or no cost for the night.



How big is your sailboat, Don?

West Coast Sailing
 

"Larry" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
wrote in message
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Nom should know about this.
Without any protected way to get from point A to B such as the ICW on
the east and Gulf coasts, isnt it a bit difficult to sail north up the
coast? Do people sail northwards near shore or do they all go
WAAAAAAAY offshore?

Since the Gulf Stream turns westward two hundred miles south of us...we
don't have that worry.
The Labrador current may affect boats up around northern Cape Breton, but
that's what we have the Bras d'Or lakes for.
Along our 'mainland' coast, people sail where they want to...out far
enough
to avoid dangerous areas but not so far that ducking into numerous small
harbours for the night is difficult or time consuming.
You'd fit right in up here Froggy...the nicer marinas are few& far
between
along the coast but every small community has a government wharf for the
commercial fishermen. If you like roughin' it...you could stay anywhere
at
minimal or no cost for the night.



How big is your sailboat, Don?

Try to keep up Dingy. I sold my sailboat & temporarly joined the ranks of
the infernal combustion crowd in the fall of 2007.

West Coast Sailing
 

Larry wrote:
Don White wrote:
wrote in message
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Nom should know about this.
Without any protected way to get from point A to B such as the ICW on
the east and Gulf coasts, isnt it a bit difficult to sail north up the
coast? Do people sail northwards near shore or do they all go
WAAAAAAAY offshore?

Since the Gulf Stream turns westward two hundred miles south of us...we
don't have that worry.
The Labrador current may affect boats up around northern Cape Breton, but
that's what we have the Bras d'Or lakes for.
Along our 'mainland' coast, people sail where they want to...out far
enough
to avoid dangerous areas but not so far that ducking into numerous small
harbours for the night is difficult or time consuming.
You'd fit right in up here Froggy...the nicer marinas are few& far
between
along the coast but every small community has a government wharf for the
commercial fishermen. If you like roughin' it...you could stay
anywhere at
minimal or no cost for the night.



How big is your sailboat, Don?

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