September 25th 2021 – No fog, and good conditions. Awesome! Our departure from San Francisco was quite relaxed. Other than dodging swimmers, and racing sail boats. It was fun in its own way. Continue reading

We woke this morning before 7 am to a loud speaker and 800 swimmers in the grand stands preparing to swim to Alcatraz Island. We quickly brought up the anchor and motored out before they could hit the water. We had to dodge another group swimming across the bay, and after passing under the Golden… Continue reading

We sailed under the almost invisible Golden Gate Bridge September 20th after a night of fog and dodging fishing boats. The sound of the fog horns under the bridge was deafening and stirred many emotions, but it was exciting to reach the of the first and likely most difficult leg of our journey. We’ve been… Continue reading

The sea state, and high winds caused us to divert to Crescent City, CA. Azura Kai had her cockpit cleaned many times the last two hours of the trip; along with our selves. Very cold temperatures throughout the night made it seem as we took a wrong turn towards Alaska. There are pelicans here! Isn’t… Continue reading

Sun is shining as we depart from Newport 8:45. Last night at a dock for a while. Conditions on the water are quite wavy with winds of 17 to 18 knots. Surfing all the time. I am on watch 14:17 hours. Rob’s on nap time. This entry is just for me to remember how amazing… Continue reading

We were hoping to make it to Crescent City, but we didn’t like the look of the Predict Wind models up ahead. 30 knots with gusts seemed a bit too much for us at this point, so we took down the whisker pole, and veered off on a reach to Newport, Oregon. I’m not sure… Continue reading

On the 9th of September Azura Kai and crew (myself and Rob) departed Port Angeles along with our buddy boat Naida , Ken Buckley and Anne Trudel. Heading for Greys Harbour. Our journey was a bit of shake, rattle and roll ( Rob’s description) mine; banging and crashing! The cool part was the light up… Continue reading

The adventure begins! We left Sidney Spit at 7:30 for the the five and a half hour trip to Port Angeles. Despite covid19 restrictions we are able to clear in as a vessel in transit to Mexico, and now with cruising permit in hand we’re able to work our way down the coast at our… Continue reading

We left Ucluelet, and visited two anchorages in the brocken group. We can see why the islands are so popular with kayakers. So many beautiful little islands with just a short paddle in between. Unfortunately they are closed to camping this year due to covid-19, I suppose they aren’t isolated enough. While at Effingham Island… Continue reading