Testing out the Jib Top on the delivery to Dana Point, worked awesome then but in the race the wind was just too light and we swapped back to the spinnaker soon after trying it. Nice to finally see it working properly on the delivery though.
The power stations on this coast plague you in light air. You can see them for hours....
Morning of the race, Charlie Wind Whisperer on the helm, Nick settling in, Sarah hiding.
Jonathan making a brief appearance above deck.
Before cooking up a feast as the sun set....
...which was tasty and hot and spicy as it got cold
Last moments with the spinnaker before a late charge into the channel at 3am. After this the wind switched 180 and we sailed upwind after dark.
This was the last photo I took. After this the wind started picking up and we tacked our way to the south past Point Loma.
Returning back with Jonathan on board we took an aggresive shortcut inside the kelp beds and wiggled out to the north, the photo below shows our path. This saved us 40 minutes at least over the longer and safer route south and around the beds that I take solo.
And right after we popped out Jonathan called out "Whales Ahoy" and there they were!
Later their small cousins turned up
And for once I was sailing home in company, with other sailboats running to both Oceanside and further north.
