Follow the Alaskan Sea-Duction's Adventure Up the West Coast

Weather window just "starting" to develop for this upcoming weekend. Wait and see what the report is for tomorrow......

This is the forecast where you will make a left turn into sheltered waters. Of course you are enot even close to this place yet.

Ron
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM-
[SIZE=+1] 300 PM PDT MON SEP 30 2013[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1] SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING[/SIZE]


[SIZE=+1] TONIGHT[/SIZE]
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 19 FT
AT 14 SECONDS SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.

[SIZE=+1] TUE[/SIZE]
SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL
16 FT AT 13 SECONDS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS.

[SIZE=+1] TUE NIGHT[/SIZE]
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.

I think you are asking for trouble trying to make it up the Pacific coast at this time of year with the short weather windows that are weeks apart. Leave the boat until May 2014 unless you are retired and have no time table as it could take months.

Better yet truck it!

It is starting to look that way......

This is why I love Florida; 2-3 by Thursday.

beachbum29 said:

This is why I love Florida; 2-3 by Thursday.

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Until them damn devil winds called Hurr-E-Canes show up to ruin your day.....

We are heading down river within the hour to Sausalito, then late morning, out the gate. Spot turned on

Pau Hana said:

Until them damn devil winds called Hurr-E-Canes show up to ruin your day.....

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Not that often where we are.

Alaskan Sea-Duction said:

We are heading down river within the hour to Sausalito, then late morning, out the gate. Spot turned on

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So I must not be understanding something here.

I've seen the forecast, and although I havent been checking it like you have I just did and I see a nice weather window on Saturday through monday.

Why arent you leaving the Bay Area and heading north on Saturday?

I'd be making a two day trip, and waiting for the next weather window.

Then you make another one or two day trip, then another. Then you are home.

It seems to me that if you wait for a long enough weather window to make the whole trip you'll never get the boat home.

Here's the forecast from bouy weather.

Kevin:

My bellwether for this trip, other than a good router, are the weather buoys. They look pretty good right now for N CA about 150 mi offshore with pressure steady, waves less than 9 -10 combined and winds from the North 15 to 25. The Oregon coastal marine forecast looks better for next 3 days than Monday - Tuesday.

But, we will hear from ASeduction soon. What say you GFC? You did this trip a few months ago following similar weather worries and advice.

In Suasalito and heading out tomorrow mid morning. I also have a Sea Ray that will be running with us, but he will be stopping in Eureka and I will be going to Crescent City. Good window. Hope I can make it to Newport. Then if bad weather comes, I can just wait there and then all I need is a good day window....

First day in the books, leaving mid morning for the big pond. Pics on blog.

Alaska Sea Duction, you posted while I was writing this!

Have a great trip!!!!!

This trip does not seem that difficult, unless you try to make it in one long passage.

People make too much out of Coastal Cruising. Its a series of one day cruises. If the weather is bad, stay put. When you have a one day window, move on. Enjoy the sights, and the towns. If you get somewhere mid afternoon, great! Explore, get a good meal, relax. Thats Coastal Cruising.

This is how I'd do it in my boat.

Mouth of SF Bay to Bodega Bay 45NM 1/2 day to 1 day depending on starting point. Make a nice cruise of it.

Bodega Harbor, in the N part of Bodega Bay, is
an important commercial fishing base and, in season,
an active sports fishing and recreation harbor. During
salmon season more than 500 fishing craft either anchor
just outside in the shelter of the N part of the bay
or dock at the numerous marinas inside the harbor.

Bodega Bay to Noyo Basin 100NM This is a 1 day trip.


The lower section of Noyo River is the principal
commercial and sport fishing center of this section of
the coast. Many fishing boats are based here. Most of
the facilities extend along both banks of the river to
about 0.5 mile above the entrance. Water and ice can
be obtained at several fishhouses with wharves having
depths from 4 to 8 feet alongside. Berths, gasoline,
diesel fuel, water, ice, marine supplies, and launching
ramps are available at the facilities along the river and
at Fort Bragg. Machine shops and marine railways can
handle vessels up to 45 feet for hull and engine repairs.
The phone number for the Noyo Basin Harbormaster is
707–964–4719.

Noyo Basin to Eureka 70NM This is a one day trip, enjoy the ride.



are available in Humboldt Bay.


Eureka to Crescent City 65NM A nice day of kicking back at 8 knots.

Crescent City to Coos Bay 125NM This is one where I'd use the boats speed and get after it. Leave in the morning, arrive at Happy Hour.

Well according to Spot, Alaskan Sea-Duction is now off Eureka. Hope they are having a great trip, it been fun following. Now we just need an update post.

Hey everyone,
Kay and I made if safly to Astoria. Lots to tell and share, but later in a few days. Shower, scotch and 10 hours of sleep. Thank you for all those who followed and sent us your prayers.

Glad to know your voyage was successful!

Glad you arrived safely, looking forward the posts of the trip.......

Pics are required

Welcome to your home river. Glad to hear you made it safely this far.

Enjoy that scotch!!

Is this Alaskan Sea-Duction at her home dock?

Cool shot, Mike. There's no place to hide...even at your new dock!

rochepoint said:

Is this Alaskan Sea-Duction at her home dock?

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Home sweet home.

Thanks everyone. I will be writing it up tomorrow. The bar was well had to throw those undies overboard.......

Your weather timing was very good, 24/7 did it. I had my layman's weather router hat on watching you. Even your pit stop was quick, NASCAR like in fact. If you'd goofed around with 8 hour jaunts no telling where you'd be holed up now.

What RPM did you run the 3208s at?

Glad you made it safely.

This was clearly a delivery only trip for you. Something based on a schedule, and wanting to get there as quickly as possible.

Great job of making the delivery fit your needs, and the weather!

You got your boat home. Now time to enjoy her.

Yeah. You did a great job of keeping the move on. You had a sliding weather window and optimized it to get you delivered and home. Looks like the window closed right behind you too. Congrats on a well executed reposition.

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What RPM did you run the 3208s at?

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We were mostly running around 1900rpms. But they do like running around 2200. WOT is 2800 at over 22kts

Tom,

You may be addressing this in your trip recap, but what speeds were you running at with 1900 and 2200 RPMs?

Just curious what your fuel burn rates were?

FlyWright said:

Tom,

You may be addressing this in your trip recap, but what speeds were you running at with 1900 and 2200 RPMs?

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2200 I think it was about 14kts