We departed Pier 39 for Sausalito on Thursday afternoon. Surge plus sealions plus cost motivated us to find a more comfortable spot to complete remaining repairs. We were able to buy a new AIS and dorade vent plugs (more on the latter later) in addition to having the Pactor modem checked out by the company that distributes them throughout North America. We are now tied to a mooring bouy at the Sausalito Yacht Club. Sausalito is terrific – very picturesque and very warm. We plan to leave Sausalito on Saturday, 17 Oct for Santa Barbara.
The new AIS is installed and working, the SSB/HAM radio is fully functional, the nifty new steering wheel lock invented by Peter has been installed and we have a full load of food on board. The weather reports are predicting winds from a very favourable direction and strengths that will get us to Santa Barbara sooner rather than later. All is well.
Congratulations. Thanks for reminding me of the Sea Lions. They’d contributed to my Pier 39 stay and made Sausalito that much more pleasant. Well done!!!!
It sounds as though the trip has been idyllic but then would one expect anything less of an Beneteau Idylle and the crew on board? I think not. Thanks for the updates on the blog, the radio/emails, text messages et al so we know you are all well. Lynda