Day 2 S.D. to San Francisco
Noon Position – 35deg 27 N 121deg 05 W
Course – 322 Degrees / Speed – 9.5 Knots / Day’s Run – 238 Miles
Weather – Sunny and chilly
Wind – 20 knots from WNW
Today’s News
Yesterday afternoon we spotted our first whale. After looking through the whale identifying books we were very excited to find it was a Blue whale. Later in the afternoon we saw common dolphins and more whales but could not identify them. Once we were out of the lee of the Santa Catalina Islands the night turned a bit bumpy and not a great deal of sleep was had.
Today has been more pleasant once we got clear of Point Conception and all the oil rigs in that area. This morning we have seen Humpback whales and Northern Right Whale dolphins, a small dolphin with no dorsal fin. We are following the mountainous coast up trying to stay away from the stronger winds and bigger seas further out. If we can keep up this pace we should be in San Fran just after dawn tomorrow.
“JC” John Cornish
Yacht Timoneer
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