"MAY ON THE BAY ~ Invasion of the Barking Blobs
Having spent a pleasant night in Monterey, we're out and about early. The wind and sea state is perfect and we glide up the coast on a close reach.
We're sailing from Monterey to Moss Landing and a check of windy.com shows a good wind angle for flying the tweener code zero the tweener is surprisingly good to windward and will happily carry on a close reach. Again we've sailed all the way, and not motored at all, apart from leaving and entering port.
Fog and clouds move inshore and offshore again.We make good time, here we are approaching Moss Landing. I've phoned the harbormaster to let him know we're arriving. Those are the cooling towers that were used with the de-commissioned natural gas power station. The power station's been replaced by a giant tesla powerwall battery installation.
Moss Landing has been invaded by huge lumbering beasts. Their hulking masses strewn about in the water, strewn about on the docks. we take a slalom course among the flippers and fins and make it to our guest berth. The sea lions are barking at Jonah and I, and I wonder if I'll get a nights sleep here.
The next day - Moss Landing to Santa Cruz
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Sleep was adequate if a little fitful. We make an early start in thick fog and no wind. No matter, we aim to make port in Santa Cruz early in order to prepare for the next day. That noise was the AIS alarm going off. Apparently another boat is on a collision course. Hard to see in this fog!
Followed by another day of halibut hunting!
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MAY ON THE BAY ~ Invasion of the Barking Blobs
Having spent a pleasant night in Monterey, John Jordan and his crew are out early, taking advantage of the perfect Wind and Sea state. They glide up the coast on a close reach, sailing from Monterey to Moss Landing, where a check of windy.com shows a good wind angle for flying the tweener Code Zero sail. The tweener is surprisingly good to Windwood and will happily carry on a close reach.
The fog and the clouds move inshore and offshore again, a testament to their successful sailing journey thus far, apart from leaving and entering Port, where they motored. They make good time and approach Moss Landing. In the distance, the cooling towers that were used with the now decommissioned natural gas power station are visible, replaced by a giant Tesla power wall battery installation.
Moss Landing has been invaded by huge lumbering beasts – giant barking blobs of jelly-like creatures fill the harbor, and John and his crew take a slalom course among the flippers and fins to make it to their guest berth.
The image depicts a tale of two journeys: the salmon season being closed for the second year in a row symbolizes life’s obstacles.
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