Sailing Vessel Triteia - Sailing to Cueva Valdez Anchorage on the Channel Islands
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| 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
If you like the podcast please subscribe to it on iTunes and rate / review it as it helps in the ratings! Please reach “A Stern View” in iTunes!
I will make the podcasts and blog posts available to my Patron’s before the rest of the public. If you would like to contribute you can do so here https://www.patreon.com/sailorjames
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Thanks to all of you for watching and being so supportive with your comments and likes! It makes me really happy to know you like the videos and to hear your feedback.
Fair Winds,
Sailor James
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