Sailing up the west coast

Sailors on the east coast can gunkhole and fuss about in protected waters we on the west coast stick our noses out over the sandbar and were open ocean sailing with something called swells. This summer I joined the tall ship Lady of Avenel to sail around the Inner Hebrides archipelago.

Whichever kind of waves they produce will hit the Iberian west-coast and they can be pretty high.

Sailing up the west coast. San Francisco to Half Moon Bay is an easy day sail and a convenient place to overnight on the way down the coast. We tucked in behind the breakwater at Pillar Point and took a walk along the clifftop enjoying great views of the harbor the ocean and. Sailing up the West Coast Tuesday September 16 2008.

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For many who cruise the West Coast the lure of sun and tranquility in Mexico and points south is very compelling. Others including me are drawn to the Pacific Northwest and the overwhelming beauty of Puget Sound the San Juan and Gulf Islands British Columbia and Southeast Alaska. But in between lies another appealing cruising groundthe.

The West Coast is a different type of sailing than found on the East coast. Its a lee shore with tidal ranges sometimes ten feet in hieght. Sailors on the east coast can gunkhole and fuss about in protected waters we on the west coast stick our noses out over the sandbar and were open ocean sailing with something called swells.

Sailing down the west coast of Western Australia provided MrJ and I with a real cross section of conditions from 40-50knot gale winds lasting for days to hundreds of nautical miles of motor sailing while heading into light to rough conditions. We left Broome on the 28 th July 2013 and arrived in Princess Royal Harbour at Albany on the 4 th October 2013. To start with the low-pressure-systems travel across the North Atlantic Ocean from west to east.

Whichever kind of waves they produce will hit the Iberian west-coast and they can be pretty high. You might have a forecast with only 3 or so knots lovely sunshine but at the same time 6 meters or something of swell. Since our cruising goal this season is to concentrate on the West Coast of Vancouver Island were quickly for a sailboat moving up the inside passage.

Despite this focus weve relished stopping at our favorite anchorages and marinas along the way. You can also enjoy cruising in Washington States San Juan Islands and the Gulf Islands in BC both of which are favorite destinations for sailors from the Seattle and Vancouver areas. Be warned though both island groups are known for their fickle winds and can require extreme patience from those averse to firing up the iron genny.

Although some West Coast sailors use Hawaii as a stepping-stone to the South Pacific many others sail farther south along the Mexican coast before stepping off for paradise. More still are happy exploring Mexico and Central America and make their way south to Panama before transiting the canal and sailing north in the Caribbean. Just a week ago a sailor who was returning from Hawaii who had just won the Singlehanded Trans-Pac from SF to HI abandoned 300 miles west of SF.

Luckily was picked up by a cargo ship. He had over 35 years of experience and an extremely well equipped boat. The gale force winds had the ocean up to 20-30 seas and breaking waves.

Winds from south and south-west are likely to bring rain which is why we pottered along from north to south generally sailing in fine weather with favourable winds because blue skies were often accompanied by northerlies or sea breezes delightful conditions for zig-zagging between the outliers and nosing over shallows with the seabed visible in crystal-clear water. I joined the Lady of Avenel for a week of tall ship sailing adventures around the Inner Hebrides archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland. This summer I joined the tall ship Lady of Avenel to sail around the Inner Hebrides archipelago.

When the sails were furled we put kayaks and paddleboards overboard and headed for land exploring wild beaches craggy coves and traditional. Their passage up the coast was not easy and involved numerous aborted attempts into a fierce wind and persistent rain only to return to the safety of the inland fjords to try again another day. Delays forced them to waive their rules for coastal sailing.

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I then had a nice and calm sail up the west coast to Bergen. This coast in the south of Norway is where most people sail in the summertime. I stayed in Bergen during the autumn and winter of 2016.

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West Coast Sailing based in Ensenada Mexico and San Diego offers Learn to Sail vacations for beginning sailors or those who would like to gain more experience. The western Caribbean is a very diverse cruising area. Routes generally run parallel to the coastline of Nicaragua and Honduras through the offshore banks to Jamaica or west to the Bay Islands of Honduras and up the Guatemalan coast to Belize and Mexico.

You can live in the knowledge that your sailing holiday on the west coast was a beautiful and eye opening adventure to the delights of these remote islands your dinner was caught that day and not packaged and shipped round the world your water is fresh out the skies and not bottled your breakfast eggs hatched the day before by chickens living the best life and your gifts for home. Sailing up the West Coast. Its been a blustery weekend but that has not stopped us getting nearly 500 miles covered.

Friday morning saw us leave Loch Lomond and head towards the foothills of Ben Nevis. First point of call was the Gruffalo Trail and then on to Ben Nevis. The trek to the summit of Ben Nevis is an arduous one but happily the.

Sailing Vacation along the California Coast. A swan 391 strikes out beyond the Golden Gate Bridge and its crew discovers that they have the West Coast nearly to themselves.