Good Morning, John
Thanks for the analysis. Today is forecast as the biggest wind day; looks good next week. I’m not planning on leaving or changing location soon. So as long as there’s no big winter-type weather rolling in from the south/southeast, the wind direction does not affect near-term travel plans.
I’ve been many times to Avila Beach/Port San Luis, just never by boat from Long Beach! But it’s like as if it is brand new. The first time and place my toe touched the Pacific Ocean was in 1966 just a couple hundred meters from where I now lay at anchor aboard me yacht!!
Here is the kind of transient anchorage boaters dream of, but for the cool weather. It’s spacious with hardly any other boats (so far). The two other sailboats are far from me. The fishing vessels further still and they usually don’t stay long. It’s very scenic. No boats with noisy generators, or otherwise, crowding me; threatening to swing into me or vice-versa. It’s well protected from the prevailing spring and summer weather. There is good holding at shallow depths not too close to the beach, e.g., 20 to 30 ft.
There are Port services available such as fuel (diesel and gasoline), water, ice, showers, laundry, & pump out, etc., including a couple of bars on the business pier, but they are all far from me. Several minutes’ ride by dink. Oh yeah, a fresh fish market too. Free harbor trolley will on weekends take you to town (Avila Beach), and further still to Shell Beach and Pismo Beach for stores. Enterprize in San Luis Obispo will even pick up here, and take you to their car rental store if you needed one.
There is a large area for day sailing near in San Luis Obispo Bay which lies mostly in the lee of the headlands that protect us in here. There are destinations outside of that not far. Morro Bay at approximately 20 n.mi.; San Simeon at approximately 30; however, they are generally up wind. So, a BIG day if sailing.
The downside is that the water is too cold for “normal folks” like most of us to swim in. (But, kids are hopping in at the beach!) So, I won’t be using my swim step. The mornings are usually cool with some low clouds and/or fog. This all clears by noon leaving 8 more daylight hrs of often sunny skies. It’s blue out there right now (0600 PDT), however! The most unusual morning of the past few days.
KG
P.S. Forgot to mention. Very good public radio station that plays an interesting variety of musical genres, especially in the evening. Good reception. I’m diggin’ it.
Thanks for the analysis. Today is forecast as the biggest wind day; looks good next week. I’m not planning on leaving or changing location soon. So as long as there’s no big winter-type weather rolling in from the south/southeast, the wind direction does not affect near-term travel plans.
I’ve been many times to Avila Beach/Port San Luis, just never by boat from Long Beach! But it’s like as if it is brand new. The first time and place my toe touched the Pacific Ocean was in 1966 just a couple hundred meters from where I now lay at anchor aboard me yacht!!
Here is the kind of transient anchorage boaters dream of, but for the cool weather. It’s spacious with hardly any other boats (so far). The two other sailboats are far from me. The fishing vessels further still and they usually don’t stay long. It’s very scenic. No boats with noisy generators, or otherwise, crowding me; threatening to swing into me or vice-versa. It’s well protected from the prevailing spring and summer weather. There is good holding at shallow depths not too close to the beach, e.g., 20 to 30 ft.
There are Port services available such as fuel (diesel and gasoline), water, ice, showers, laundry, & pump out, etc., including a couple of bars on the business pier, but they are all far from me. Several minutes’ ride by dink. Oh yeah, a fresh fish market too. Free harbor trolley will on weekends take you to town (Avila Beach), and further still to Shell Beach and Pismo Beach for stores. Enterprize in San Luis Obispo will even pick up here, and take you to their car rental store if you needed one.
There is a large area for day sailing near in San Luis Obispo Bay which lies mostly in the lee of the headlands that protect us in here. There are destinations outside of that not far. Morro Bay at approximately 20 n.mi.; San Simeon at approximately 30; however, they are generally up wind. So, a BIG day if sailing.
The downside is that the water is too cold for “normal folks” like most of us to swim in. (But, kids are hopping in at the beach!) So, I won’t be using my swim step. The mornings are usually cool with some low clouds and/or fog. This all clears by noon leaving 8 more daylight hrs of often sunny skies. It’s blue out there right now (0600 PDT), however! The most unusual morning of the past few days.
KG
P.S. Forgot to mention. Very good public radio station that plays an interesting variety of musical genres, especially in the evening. Good reception. I’m diggin’ it.
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