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Step 19Night Sailing
The moon is full or nearly so. Here it is rising over my shoulder.
The dark brings a chill so we put on more warm clothing. Insulated jacket over my lifejacket and [http://www.instructables.com/id/Hat/ airline blanket hat] for me. K puts on a wool sweater, rain jacket, and fleece hat.
We've still got our wetsuits halfway on, arms tied around our waists. A wetsuit feels clammy to me unless I'm actually in the water, and K is trying it my way.
My hero [http://koti.welho.com/tnoko/puku/INDEX.HTM Timo Noko likes a wetsuit] for sailing and camping, maybe you will too.
As the air cools off the water starts feeling warm. I look forward to phosphorescence in the water. The moon is so bright it's impossible to see if there is any.
We tack east along the coast of Anacapa Island as the moon rises higher. We pass cliffs and rocks on the near tack and no good places to land. We pass the end of the island and head toward Santa Cruz. There are some strange fishing boats with brilliant flood lights between the islands.
K punches in the gps coordinates of Scorpion Ranch (thanks to the handy cruising website by Captain Dan: [http://www.sailchannelislands.com/cicruisingguide/sc.php]), the location of our reserved campsite. When we get there, I hold the canoe off while she gathers some sticks to drag it up on. The beach is made of pebbles and rocks and we don't want to lose our bottom.
The dark brings a chill so we put on more warm clothing. Insulated jacket over my lifejacket and [http://www.instructables.com/id/Hat/ airline blanket hat] for me. K puts on a wool sweater, rain jacket, and fleece hat.
We've still got our wetsuits halfway on, arms tied around our waists. A wetsuit feels clammy to me unless I'm actually in the water, and K is trying it my way.
My hero [http://koti.welho.com/tnoko/puku/INDEX.HTM Timo Noko likes a wetsuit] for sailing and camping, maybe you will too.
As the air cools off the water starts feeling warm. I look forward to phosphorescence in the water. The moon is so bright it's impossible to see if there is any.
We tack east along the coast of Anacapa Island as the moon rises higher. We pass cliffs and rocks on the near tack and no good places to land. We pass the end of the island and head toward Santa Cruz. There are some strange fishing boats with brilliant flood lights between the islands.
K punches in the gps coordinates of Scorpion Ranch (thanks to the handy cruising website by Captain Dan: [http://www.sailchannelislands.com/cicruisingguide/sc.php]), the location of our reserved campsite. When we get there, I hold the canoe off while she gathers some sticks to drag it up on. The beach is made of pebbles and rocks and we don't want to lose our bottom.
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Jan 17, 2010. 3:20 PMex_mo
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the moon sailing and cliffs sound amazing.
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Oct 13, 2009. 11:07 PM
Wade Tarzia
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Wade Tarzia
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Good trip log! Impressive footage of wave surfing! Nice to see the "Cuba canoe" back in action, and to see the person who took those great balsa raft photos.
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Nov 11, 2009. 5:05 AMkatmckee
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Hey thanks for the kind words and for appreciating stuff!
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