Storied adventures in small sailboats on the ocean, and vlogging my own outings multi-day coastal cruising in a 19' sailboat (S/V "Jonah", a West Wight Potter 19). Please subscribe to my channel as we travel the California coast, or simply subscribe for the sea stories!
Storied adventures in small sailboats on the ocean, and vlogging my own outings multi-day coastal cruising in a 19′ sailboat (S/V “Jonah”, a West Wight Potter 19). Please subscribe to my channel as we travel the California coast, or simply subscribe for the sea stories!
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In essence, I took some 3/4" schedule 40 PVC pipe and bent it over from one of the cockpit handrails to the other. This formed the arc for the rear of the dodger. I measured the angle relative to the the handrail and designed a bracket to clamp the PVC pip...
This coast is starting to look familiar. But wait, what's this black sentinel? It's the Pigeon Point lighthouse, presumably undergoing some refurbishment. Motoring up past Laguna de las Francas. A sea monster attacked Jonah and stopped us dead in the water...
Experience an unforgettable sailing adventure with John Jordan as he journeys from Monterey to Moss Landing, encountering unique marine life and overcoming fog and navigation challenges. Dive into the detailed account of this remarkable voyage!
[01] May on the bay got off to a great start with a shakedown sail that proved Jonah to be in fine fettle.
[02] We get a couple of days fishing in and catch two halibut and some lingcod.
[03] Then a jaunt around the bay to visit Monterey and Moss Landi...
The conclusion to 9 days,and 77,810 boat lengths.
[57] Day 8 saw us getting underway before sunrise.
[58] After having been so utterly wiped out the yesterday, I expected to take a short trip to Treasure Island and rest up for the majority of the day.
...
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S/V Jonah a West Wight Potter 19 (LOA: 22 feet) visits the San Francisco Bay from Santa Cruz via Half Moon Bay, Richardson Bay, Treasure Island, Angel Island and back to Santa Cruz.
Jonah, a West Wight Potter 19 sails to the Napa River via Half Moon Bay, the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco North Bay. This is the first video in a three-part series.
Jonah, a West Wight Potter 19 sails up the Napa River, visits the Napa Valley Marina, and then begins her return journey stopping at Horseshoe Cove (near San Francisco). This is the second video in a three-part series.
Jonah, a West Wight Potter 19 continues her return journey stopping at Half Moon Bay (Pillar Point), before setting course for home. This is the third video in a three-part series.
Dawn and the prudent sailor sails on to catch the ebb tide out of the gat...
In this video we do a shakedown sail with the new rudder, look into some history of the Santa Cruz harbor and see surfers catching a wave on Steamers Lane.
... by a British guy in a 1986 West Wight Potter 19.
This episode's itinerary:
Santa Cruz to Moss Landing
Moss Landing and environs
Moss Landing to Monterey
Whatever you do; don't hit that unlit buoy in the middle of the channel!
Single handed sailing...
Coastal cruising without the slip fees.
Monterey is located in Monterey county on the southern edge of the Monterey bay founded in 1770 it functioned as the capital of Alta California under both Spain and Mexico the city of Monterey is named after a simil...
Jonah had planned a 10 day cruising trip from Santa Cruz up into the SF bay and on to the San Joaquin River. However, in the fullness of time, circumstances will modify those plans somewhat.
---Leg 1: And so Jonah puts to sea once again bound for the Half...
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[Credits:
Judy Blumhorst (http://www.blumhorst.com/potterpages/...)
Jack Horner (via https://www.spinsheet.com/boat-reviews/west-wight...
Part one of a "fairly eventful" cruise in a 14' 0" West Wight Potter from the Isle of Wight to Kloster Fjord, Sweden October 12th to November 17th, 1965.
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[Credits:
Stanley...
Part two of a "fairly eventful" cruise in a 140" West Wight Potter from the Isle of Wight to Kloster
Fjord, Sweden October 12th to November 17th, 1965.
This real-life dramatized narrative of an epic seafaring voyage, detailing Stanley's survival at sea, ...
The final part of a "fairly eventful" cruise in a 14' 0" West Wight Potter from the Isle of Wight to Kloster Fjord, Sweden October 12th to November 17th, 1965.
This real-life dramatized narrative of an epic seafaring voyage, detailing Stanley's survival ...
Jonah is a 1986 West Wight Potter 19, built by International Marine in Inglewood, California. She is a capable coastal cruiser that can be rigged and launched from a boat ramp in less than one hour.
We start at the bow of the boat where an 8 lb Danforth ...
Adapted from a "real-life" sea story, as described by Tristan Jones in his book "Saga of a Wayward Sailor". This is part one of a series.
This real-life dramatized narrative of an epic seafaring voyage, detailing Tristan's survival at sea, is a captivati...
Boat Tour: Setup of a Cruising Specification West Wight Potter 19
We begin by removing the tiedown straps that keep the boat on the trailer.
This one goes over the bow, and is there in the event the winch should fail whilst towing
The second strap is towa...
[Credits:
Music from Pixabay:
https://pixabay.com/ko/music/-a-jazz-piano-110481/
https://pixabay.com/ko/music/-cool-piano-jazz-2642/
A Jazz Piano
Oleg Kirilkov]
Narration:
intro: well I had intended to try and sail to Bodega Bay some 95 nautical mil...
In 1949 the brothers Stanley and Colin Smith built the 20-ft. boat 'Nova Espero' and sailed her across the Atlantic from Nova Scotia to England, an achievement which stirred not only those who understand the sea, but the general public also. It was an his...
As you may know, it's been my ambition to sail to Bodega Bay for some time now. Well today was not going to be that day, again. Several of you, perhaps me included, now doubt if we'll ever make it that far north.
We set sail in much the usual way, motoring...
I'm on a mission to set a personal best for number of days aboard and push up into the Sacramento delta, further than ever before. Each day, a mini-adventure.
Day 1; you know that repair we did to the rudder... well it only bloomin' came loose half way t...
Day 4 started innocuously enough after setting sail then having to start the motor again because the wind dropped and the tide was sending me backwards. No biggy, but the "fun" was still to come.
After an impromptu detour to rec ee some abandoned navy ve...
Day 5 saw Jonah push further up into the delta, which was to prove a mini epic in and of itself; however, the leg was a mixed bag of light air sailing followed by motoring.
[31] When I arrived at my proposed stopping off spot for the night, it was bloody...
The day started well enough, with the ebb tide carrying us downriver, but then the headwinds got up and opposed us before the tide also turned and progress became hard work.
[48] After struggling upwind for most of the day, we made it to Velejo and nippe...
The conclusion to 9 days,and 77,810 boat lengths.
[57] Day 8 saw us getting underway before sunrise.
[58] After having been so utterly wiped out the yesterday, I expected to take a short trip to Treasure Island and rest up for the majority of the day.
...
[01] May on the bay got off to a great start with a shakedown sail that proved Jonah to be in fine fettle.
[02] We get a couple of days fishing in and catch two halibut and some lingcod.
[03] Then a jaunt around the bay to visit Monterey and Moss Landi...
Experience an unforgettable sailing adventure with John Jordan as he journeys from Monterey to Moss Landing, encountering unique marine life and overcoming fog and navigation challenges. Dive into the detailed account of this remarkable voyage!
This coast is starting to look familiar. But wait, what's this black sentinel? It's the Pigeon Point lighthouse, presumably undergoing some refurbishment. Motoring up past Laguna de las Francas. A sea monster attacked Jonah and stopped us dead in the water...
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