Ventura, 22 miles east of Santa Barbara is a fully developed man-made harbour. Marine supplies, repairs and haul out are a big industry here. We stopped, and talked with a boat called SV Valhalla which had the BaHaHa flag flying. They have been here for a week replacing the transmission on their boat. Their take… Continue reading

San Luis Obispo was a great stop before heading around Point Conception. Good restful sleep. The warmth of the sun was appreciated. My feet are warm!! The beach was full of people playing in the surf. Rob and I attempted to look at how to approach the beach with the dingy. Breaking wave, na not… Continue reading

October 6th 2021 we departed at 14:45 from Monterey. Beating into the wind to start then had following wind and seas for the rest of the way to Stillwater Cove CA. Arrived in time pick up a mooring, (kelp everywhere around us) for the night. Tantalus was only 25 minutes behind us. We didn’t know… Continue reading

September 30th 2021 We have only just begun to explore. Our slip is booked until October 7th so we can spend sometime checking out the aquarium as well as the historic Monterey . Continue reading

September 26th 2021 The wind was up as we turned to sail into the Bay. We had our eyes on Tantalus as she made the turn ahead of us. We thought she was going have a knockdown but no. Arthur and Sheila were extremely fast at getting the sails down. Amazing to watch. Our eyes… Continue reading

September 25th 2021 – No fog, and good conditions. Awesome! Our departure from San Francisco was quite relaxed. Other than dodging swimmers, and racing sail boats. It was fun in its own way. Continue reading

The sea state, and high winds caused us to divert to Crescent City, CA. Azura Kai had her cockpit cleaned many times the last two hours of the trip; along with our selves. Very cold temperatures throughout the night made it seem as we took a wrong turn towards Alaska. There are pelicans here! Isn’t… Continue reading

Sun is shining as we depart from Newport 8:45. Last night at a dock for a while. Conditions on the water are quite wavy with winds of 17 to 18 knots. Surfing all the time. I am on watch 14:17 hours. Rob’s on nap time. This entry is just for me to remember how amazing… Continue reading

On the 9th of September Azura Kai and crew (myself and Rob) departed Port Angeles along with our buddy boat Naida , Ken Buckley and Anne Trudel. Heading for Greys Harbour. Our journey was a bit of shake, rattle and roll ( Rob’s description) mine; banging and crashing! The cool part was the light up… Continue reading