Another plan, which takes longer but avoids nighttime sailing, is to use Day
1 to sail to Oceanside, Day 2 to Dana Point, and then it's usually possible
to lay Avalon on a single tack.
Watching this develop with interest and a sense of deja vu,
Mac Davis, Kelpie, WWP19 #804, Aripeka, FL
-----Original Message-----
From: Steven W. Barnes <oldsurfdude@worldnet.att.net>
To: wwpotter@tscnet.com <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: Planning a Catalina trip.
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>Dudes,
>
>What do you think about my motoring 2/3 of the way from San Diego to
>Catalina with a Nissan 3.5? The Capri is roughly the same displacement
>as the P-19. We only have wind in the afternoon, so the rest is
>motoring, anyway. Chula Vista Marina is about 100 nm from the Isthmus.
>I'm
>trying to figure how to do it in one day.
>
>There is no anchoring or mooring in Oceanside, only guest slips, with a
>reservation required. Also with prevailing westerly winds, it's a beat,
>with tacking, from Oceanside, so I might not save anything by going
>there to overnight. From San Diego to Catalina, it is usually a beat or
>reach without
>tacking. With all that tacking Oceanside might be about the same
>distance as San Diego from Catalina.
>
>Or, I could sail in one day to Oceanside, and motor the next day to
>Calalina.
>I know from tent trailering that too much in one day leaves one in
>misery, not having fun.
>
>Those of you who have done it, or something comparable, what is your
>advice?
>
> :)
>
>Steve Barnes sailing a WWcaPri-16, #74, no name yet,
>and selling a WWP-14, Popeye, #561, in San Diego.
>OLDSURFDUDE
>