by sailingwithbloom | Nov 28, 2016 | Cruising in Mexico, Families on Boats, Land Adventures, Sailing, Sailing the Pacific Coast
Definitely not a passage you would want to do at night, the voyage to Bahia de Tortugas (Turtle Bay) was choppy and the seas were confused and FULL of lobster pots. The entire Keller Channel was littered with lobster pots. So much that all three of us had to be on the...
by sailingwithbloom | Nov 18, 2016 | Cruising in Mexico, Families on Boats, Sailing, Sailing the Pacific Coast
We left Ensenada Nov 18th with another ‘family boat’, sv Dakota. We were all bound for Cabo San Quintin (pronounced ‘KEEN-TEEN’), which is about 100 nautical miles south of Ensenada. We decided a night sail would be the best option so that we...
by sailingwithbloom | Nov 4, 2016 | Families on Boats, Living Aboard, Living in Small Spaces, Sailing California, Sailing the Pacific Coast
We left Avalon Harbour at sunset on Oct 28th for a night sail into San Diego. We planned it this way as it was about 62 nautical miles and we wanted to arrive during the daylight hours. Apparently, San Diego has a huge pocket of kelp that accumulates at the entrance...
by sailingwithbloom | Oct 15, 2016 | Living Aboard, Sailing, Sailing California, Sailing the Pacific Coast, Uncategorized
We got up early and set sail from Alamitos Bay to Avalon Bay on Santa Catalina Island. It was about 25 nautical miles and was an absolutely beautiful day to be on the water. We managed to get some and sail part of the trip as well- how about that!? We were greeted by...
by sailingwithbloom | Oct 12, 2016 | Families on Boats, Sailing, Sailing California, Sailing the Pacific Coast
Redondo Beach was a quick 7 nautical mile hop from Marina Del Rey. We spent two night there at the King’s Harbor Yacht Club. They offer reciprocal slips to anyone outside of SoCal! Hermosa Beach was right next door and the town was very cool as well. Carson and...
by sailingwithbloom | Oct 10, 2016 | Families on Boats, Living Aboard, Sailing, Sailing California, Sailing the Pacific Coast
With our sights set on Ventura, we set sail in the late morning for the 22 nautical mile journey over to Port San Luis. Without enough wind to sail, we motored the whole way- luckily having a nice dolphin sighting along the way. Approaching Ventura, even with calm...
