Point Loma

Mission Bay

the mermaid

I have never seen one these out here before. Must be the ocean currents that brought her here.

La Jolla

What's that smell??

the missing mast

Gannet is still without mast.  It appears that she may have a mast in place by tomorrow, but much of the associated rigging - stays, chainplates - will take a few more days of work.  Sailing might not be a part of this trip to California.

The breeze is excellent, the sunshine brilliant.  And the trip has been very enjoyable.

steve

a couple of sailors

A couple of sailors not sailing.  My boat is on the other coast, Webb's is missing its mast.  But that did not prevent and enjoyable afternoon on Gannet.  

Twenty years ago we were both in the same room and never met.  What is more amazing is that neither of us has aged since then.

steve

72, sunny

west

"I left my home in Norfolk Virginia, 

California on my mind. 

Straddled that greyhound, 

rode him past Raleigh, Caroline."

-Chuck Berry's "Promised Land"

Great Bridge

Heading south on the ICW in fall, or north in the spring, you will pass through here.  To the locals, it is asphalt, exhaust fumes, parking lots in front of old out-of-date grocery stores and a bridge where you get hung up on the hour.  To folks on the boats, it's a pretty cool place - calm water, great marina, a place to sit under the shade of live oak trees, excellent food and a nice spot to chill.  Funny how things have a different look for the water.

steve

outboard info, corrected

Thanks to Jay, who sails the Pathfinder Guvnor, I know now that I was incorrect when I said my Nissan 3.5 outboard was a long shaft model.  It is not.  For a decade I believed it was, basing my information on my belief that I had ordered a long shaft and the fact the the distance from the bottom of the powerhead to the center of the prop was roughly 20 inches.

Jay sent me a link and notes about his outboard, which is similar to mine.  His information, plus my owner's manual (I can't believe I found an owner's manual from that long ago) shows that the nissan is in fact the standard (short) version.  Thanks very much, Jay, for correcting me.

This is great timing on the correction.  I was just about to order a Honda 2.3 four-stroke long shaft.  Now I know I should order the standard version, which you can see above.

And just remember, don't believe everything you read on the internet.

steve