Santa Barbara Channel and WARM sunshine!

I couldn't resist an update post as we cruise along this beautiful shoreline. Its nearly flat seas; something we have not had since the start of the trip.

We left Santa Cruz at 2:30am Saturday with a plan to be just behind the strong wind and big seas and still get to Ventura Sunday evening. We did miss the wind and the seas were just a little messy the first 6 hours. After the WA and OR coast, they were not bad at all! We've sailed a bit, motor sailed a bit and motored the rest of the way.  Winds are 1 kt right now...

We rounded Pt. Concepcion just as dawn was breaking. Many refer to this area as the Cape Horn of the west coast; there have been many tragedies as currents and winds converge and create mayhem on the seas. We had 10 kts of wind and just some swells; not a big deal at all! Then a bit of rerouting around these colossal oil rigs! They look amazing at night!




























Jeff survived his first "at sea" haircut by me and were now in shorts and tank top mode! Tomorrow we meet our dive instructor for our private class and spend some moola on dive gear. The class will run Tuesday-Friday. Then it's off to the Channel Islands and Catalina for 2 1/2weeks! It will be the first time we really slow down and relax! Life is pretty darn incredible right now!