2007 Oct Blog

Dear F&F, Our sail from Santa Barbara Island to Catalina Island was uneventful until we arrived at the West End of Catalina. Where we saw a 90 foot long BLUE WHALE, 100 yards off the beach. We took a few photos and enjoyed tagging along enroute to Cherry Cove at the Isthmus of Catalina. We […]

Dear F&F, It has been one of the greatest days I\’ve ever seen here in Catalina. We came upon naturalists from the Dept. of Fish and Game in conjunction with the Catalina Island Conservancy and a Veterinarian from UC Davis. They had captured an endangered Catalina Island Fox (Their are only 500 estimated on the

Dear F&F, We had a week of one night stands at Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands. Stopping in Potato Harbor, Pelican Bay, Bechers Bay, Coches Prieto, Scorpion Anchorage, Smugglers Cove and winding up at Sea Lion City, Santa Barbara Island before we arrived here. A fabulous sail was had from Santa Cruz Island to

Dear F&F, We left Smugglers Cove, Santa Cruz Island on 14 October 2007. in clear, cool, overcast skies. Hopeing for a lovely sail, we got it. Cindy and I hoisted the main and set the big kevlar reacher, averaging about 7 knots, we sailed almost the entire distance to little Santa Barbara Island, 42 miles

Dear F&F, We left Big Geiger Cove on Saturday night, October 20th at 7pm after a great day of fun, hikes and dinner. Mike and Beth left to return to Redondo Beach at the same time. They got a good welcome home with a 33 knot Northerly . We had little wind going around to

26 November 2007 Dear F&F, I\’m catching up slowly, but catching up. We write you sitting here at beautiful San Diego Yacht Club, in the cool and clear Fall of 2007. First, some housekeeping. As you know, due to the management of this site, I have SUBSCRIBED you all to the mailing list. From now

Dear F&F, First, during the long spells between our \”official emails\” and reports. Please feel free to check the \”Position Report\” section of our website or any of the three links on the home page which ALWAYS shows our most recent location. Also, feel free to go to our \”Contact Us\” form and send an

Dear F&F, Friday it blew 35 knots from the SW, today is Sunday and we awoke to \”Santa Ana\’s\” from the East at 20 knots. Tomorrow is predicted to be gorgeous. So if the weather pemits, we shall leave for Santa Cruz Island tomorrow morning. Monday October 8th. We will turn our internet on \”forward\”