Monterey to San Simeon

After a fun week in Monterey exploring and adapting our brains to live aboard life, we moved the adventure down the Big Sur coast to San Simeon.

We needed to do a night sail to arrive in the daylight. This was a good introduction to the challenges that you need to be prepared for. Winds were forcast for good winds all the way so we could leave the iron genny off. Sea state was forcast below 2 meters. Both were a level above,what was forcast. A perfect opportunity for some high seas adventure and working the cobwebs out. Seas were closer to 3 meters, a short period and steep. Winds 5-30 knots made for some good practice reefing, flying wing on wing , all in zero visibility due to the pea soup fog. Sydney stayed up with me most of the night helping handle the lines in the cockpit and keep an eye on the radar. Proud of her. After a little queasiness, she took a nap, then woke up, said she felt good and wanted to help. At 2am she was at the helm in a good blow, maneuvering to help ease the sail change and handling the sheets in the cockpit, she yelled to me on the foredeck we were too close to shore. The radar range had accidentally gotten changed in the chaos and the depth gage was being glitchy reading 3 feet and the radar looked like we were almost on the beach(we were still 2 miles off shore) but it showed she was on it.

The calm water of San Simeon was a welcome site.