Crescent City, CA
Fair winds and following seas - but rather too much of both - after leaving Neah Bay on September 29. We made for deep water 100 miles offshore and caught the strong northerlies down the coast. The wind and seas continued building and after three days it began to get a bit too exciting. On the evening of the sixth day Laura had a severe asthma attack so Chuck had to stand watch and watch. By the seventh day Laura's breathing had not improved and we decided to make for the closest port of refuge at Crescent City, CA.
The wind clocked around and headed us from due south so we started the engine and pounded into it for thirty hours, reaching Crescent City Harbor at 22:00 on October 7th. On the morning of the 8th we took Laura to the clinic and checked in to a motel on Hwy 101 across from the harbor. Laura is currently under "house arrest" under orders to get bed rest and we expect to be here for at least 7-10 days, while chuck is unloading the boat and washing everything.
We've decided to keep closer in shore for the rest of the trip to San Diego and hope to be there in the next two weeks. (Weather permitting, of course) For the time being, the weather forecast is for southerly winds to 25 knots so it would be pointless for us to put to sea anyway. Another boat that departed Neah Bay the same day as us is also here waiting for favorable winds.
This trip is getting to be less fun than we had planned.
Fair winds and following seas - but rather too much of both - after leaving Neah Bay on September 29. We made for deep water 100 miles offshore and caught the strong northerlies down the coast. The wind and seas continued building and after three days it began to get a bit too exciting. On the evening of the sixth day Laura had a severe asthma attack so Chuck had to stand watch and watch. By the seventh day Laura's breathing had not improved and we decided to make for the closest port of refuge at Crescent City, CA.
The wind clocked around and headed us from due south so we started the engine and pounded into it for thirty hours, reaching Crescent City Harbor at 22:00 on October 7th. On the morning of the 8th we took Laura to the clinic and checked in to a motel on Hwy 101 across from the harbor. Laura is currently under "house arrest" under orders to get bed rest and we expect to be here for at least 7-10 days, while chuck is unloading the boat and washing everything.
We've decided to keep closer in shore for the rest of the trip to San Diego and hope to be there in the next two weeks. (Weather permitting, of course) For the time being, the weather forecast is for southerly winds to 25 knots so it would be pointless for us to put to sea anyway. Another boat that departed Neah Bay the same day as us is also here waiting for favorable winds.
This trip is getting to be less fun than we had planned.