We were stranded in smugglers cove. Waves were breaking on the beach making a dinghy landing virtually impossible but we refused to let...

I was concerned about this segment. I'll be honest. I recall rounding point conception when I was young and with my Dad and it was...

The storm was headed in but it appeared that we had just a small window to get south. We left at 4:00 AM so we could arrive in Morro Bay...

We filled with fuel as we left Santa Cruz. It was sad to leave because it was such a fun place, but time to move on again. We arrived...

A 4:30 AM start to the day. I do not like to go into a new location in the dark and we knew it would be 13 hours or so. We pulled out...

We returned to Fisherman's Wharf but this time we took a slip for a couple of days to spend time with Becca. It was a beautiful day...

When My Father was around 30 years old, he owned a 32 foot steel hulled boat named Dordan. He decided to take the trip of a lifetime. ...

Matt wanted to take the ferry over to the city and visit Alcatraz, so we left Barb on the boat to keep an eye on it and we took the blue...

The weather looked OK and we had seen what there was to see in Crescent City. We were prepped for the long journey to San Francisco. Up...

We planned to stay in Crescent City for a few days. Matt was to fly home for the commodore's ball and after Gold Beach we thought a few...

We woke up early and Matt and I walked down to look at the Bar at Gold Beach. Fortunately it looked to be half of what is was the day...

The decision to leave was twofold. 1. There was a storm brewing in the pacific and the weather model showed we had a break enough to do...

Well, we managed the first ocean crossing so let's do another. Astoria was great fun but it was time to move on. We left at 9:00 AM to...

We woke up and had our coffee, Matt flew the drone and took some pictures and at 1:00 PM we were off. The swell as we turned left was...

Just 10 hours from the protection of Port Hadlock is Neah Bay. This is the last refuge prior to going into the ocean from the Straits of...

Winter is bearing down on Seattle and I think a warmer climate may be in order for awhile. The target is San Diego. You may be aware...

A few items needed looking at prior to departing on the next adventure. I wanted to check the cutlass bearing, get the bottom painted,...

Alaska was a stunning trip. The wildlife, the glaciers and the sheer distance made the trip so memorable. We made new friends and had...

I returned from Seattle to find everything on Coda doing just fine. I once again joined the on-going san wandering flotilla in Blind Bay...

With the proper paperwork filed on the CBP application we called into the boarder protection hot line and were approved for arrival with...