Sailing Vessel Triteia - Sailing to Cueva Valdez Anchorage on the Channel Islands
February 12, 2018 by Sailing Triteia | Language: EN Play Time: 00:14:32 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
| Season 2 | Episode 19 |
Forney Cove Anchorage to Cueva Valdez Anchorage, Santa Cruz Island of the Channel Islands of California.
The last week of 2017 I took an amazing solo sailing trip to the Channel Islands. I visit six anchorages on Santa Cruz Island before sailing for Catalina Island and tying up in Isthmus Cove for New Years Eve. We sailed back on New Years Day enjoying sunshine, great wind and thousands of dolphins.
Forney Cove was very protected and gave me a great nights sleep. When I motored out of the anchorage the wind was fresh in the Santa Rosa Channel so I hoisted the headsail and was soon sailing! The swells were big and showed me just how protected Forney’s Cove is.
I had a perfect day sailing down the North side of Santa Cruz Island all the way to Cueva Valdez.
As I motored in to drop the hook I could see two baby dolphins playing in shallows and soon an adult Risso’s Dolphin surfaced next to me to check me out. My first ever sighting of a Risso’s Dolphin!
I had intended on anchoring at Ladys Harbor but Fagen’s book said you needed a stern anchor for sure due to the limited space to swing so I opted to anchor at Cueva Valdez and explore its sea caves.
While I was on my trip I started my first podcast and the first episode is up online now. The podcast is titled “A STERN VIEW” and is something of a cruising guide to anchorages and sailing destinations. Each episode is recorded on location and I cover everything I know about the anchorage from my research and experience at the anchorage.
I also kept a journal in my logbook and will be posting them as a blog with still photos. This will act as support to the A STERN VIEW podcast as will each new video episode that features the anchorage covered in the podcast episodes.
The journal and Podcast can be seen and heard here: http://svtriteia.com
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Fair Winds,
Sailor James
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My name is James and I have recently untied the lines for good and set off to start a slow circumnavigation of this big beautiful world. After 4+ years of refitting my 1965 Alberg 30 she is finally ready for some serious sailing. In 2021 I completed my first solo ocean crossing from Los Angeles to Hawaii traveling 2300 nm and will be heading south in the summer of 2022, bound for the South Pacific. If you find value in the content of the channel and want to become a Patron you can for as little as $1 a video, thats only $4 a month! https://www.patreon.com/sailorjames PAYPAL: jamesthesailorman@gmail.com Tracker and Blog: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/Triteia Thanks for watching! Love, James & The Good Ship Triteia
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