Pretending it is Wet Wednesday 20200401 (Single Handing again)

Sail Log

Date

April 1, 2020

Vessel Name/Type/Model

Escape J/70

Course/Sea Miles

Sailed dock to dock: 8.07 mi

Notes

Sort of swelly (yes that is a technical term). Light winds. Single handed again.

There is no such thing as social distancing on a J/70. It is single handed or not at all. As one sailor said, it is BYOB (bring your own boat).

Weather

Forecast
WHUS76 KLOX 011611
MWWLOX

PZZ645-020015-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-200402T1700Z/
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
911 AM PDT Wed Apr 1 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.

* WHERE...Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10
  NM.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM PDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Western portion, NW winds 10 to 20 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt
in the afternoon. Eastern portion, S winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SW 10
to 15 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 8
seconds, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Western portion, NW winds 20 to 30 kt becoming 10 to 20
kt late. Eastern portion, SW winds 10 to 15 kt becoming variable 10
kt or less after midnight. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8
seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt , becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
Sort of Actual

Start: Sunny, 62°F, Feels like 66°F, Humidity 80%, Wind 12mph from SE

End: Sunny, 63°F, Feels like 65°F, Humidity 75%, Wind 8mph from SE

Sail Trace (Strava)

Video/Pictures

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