So Cal

Waht a wonderful world we live in
Arrived in Newport Beach (14th) yesterdayafter a grand sail from Catalina. Wind from 110 and sailing on a 60 degree course with 20 knots. Whoopie as the speed reached the high 6’s, which is pretty good for a heavy displacement Allymar. Can honestly say that I have never seen so many sailboats in 1 place as here. Must be the sailing capitol of the west coast. There also have a good bus system as I have to go to Costa Mesa to get a new impeller as I needed to replace the existing one as we were leaving Catalina. The impeller is the rubber wheel that pumps raw seawater through the heat exchanger to cool the diesel and is very important. One always looks to see if water is coming out with the exhaust when running the diesel. I have a good amount of spare parts with the impeller at the top of the list.
Keep seeing new and previously seen Ha Ha boats and always good to talk with them and share stories. The big one this year is the lack of wind (along with gales that make sailing very difficult) and all of the motoring everyone is doing. Seems to be related to an eastern pacific el-nino. Wonder what is in store off Ba Ha?We continue to have a great time cruising and look forward to arriving in San Diego on the 17th. We keep on meeting more and more Ha Ha boatsd and share stories and dreams.
Tried to call the mens group last night but was unseccessful. Miss those guys.
Leaving for san Diego tonight. Should be a 14 hour slog with the motor on as there is no real wind forecasted for the next 4 days. Might as well go south as I have mostly seen what there is to see here and there is are much more options in San Diego.
See ya soon

Whistle up winds for us please
Ken