markpierce
Master and Commander
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2010
- Messages
- 12,557
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Carquinez Coot
- Vessel Make
- penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Welcome to the bay! How long do you expect to stay in the area? Any chance you'll be here for Fleet Week Oct 8-11? The Blue Angels will perform over the bay.
Stahhhhp Kevin. My Nordhavn stock options will never fund my retirement until we convince West Coast cruisers the only safe way to travel from Sausalito to Half Moon Bay's Pillar Point is in a passage maker.
Yes Craig, I have noticed a distinct silence in this thread amongst the crowd that typically advocates than you need a boat with 1500 miles of range and 3/4" thick windows to cruise along a coastline
Funny how fact trumps fiction Eh...
This is a great thread. Let us please keep it that way. I can understand defending your choice of boat when someone is bad-mouthing it, but that didn't happen here on this thread, so let's not let this thread drift into a debate about boat choice.
Ha I have a friend with a go-fast Sea Ray (Dancing with Angels) that had a 250 mile range, so he had to dive in to the different marinas for fuel. He harbor hopped from SF all the way up to Seattle.......
Silence is golden....
Mahal
This thread is about a nice guy and I think his wife making their way down the pacific coast.
I aplaud them for their adventure.
There is no debate about boat choice, since they are actually making the voyage.
Ha I have a friend with a go-fast Sea Ray (Dancing with Angels) that had a 250 mile range, so he had to dive in to the different marinas for fuel. He harbor hopped from SF all the way up to Seattle.......
Silence is golden....
So...
Please tell us about your plans!
Where is your southern destination this winter? Or are you just exploring?
Are you going to head back north next spring?
I hope you know that you are breaking some old time Trawler Forum myths. Here you are Safely making a passage down the fabled Pacific Coast in a 36' regular folks boat. Not a huge battle wagon of a boat, just a normal couple, on a normal boat, cruising the coast.
We'll see how far we can go, budget permitting, but the first target is the Sea of Cortez. We'd be very satisfied with ourselves if we can spend a winter in Mexico and beat back up the coast in the summer. That being said, we have loftier goals, but I'd hate to ruin the surprise.
Yes Craig, I have noticed a distinct silence in this thread amongst the crowd that typically advocates than you need a boat with 1500 miles of range and 3/4" thick windows to cruise along a coastline
Funny how fact trumps fiction Eh...
That sounds fantastic!!!
La Paz here you come!
I am following your journey while sitting at work and dreaming. 4 years and change, and I hope to follow in your footsteps.
We just missed you guys in Victoria! Curious what will happen when you get to your final stop. Will you leave Your boat in a marina and fly home or cruise her back up the coast?
Bob & Jill
I would be that friend. It's true, we made the trip from SF to Seattle two years ago. Now we are planning a trip north next year.
While not a "blue water" boat by any means. Proper preparation and the right weather most things can be accomplished. As far as I can tell my boat is the smallest Sea Ray to have made this trek.
OK, so where are you now?
Did you leave the Bay area, or still visiting??