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wind 7-14 kn with gusts, temp 55-60

Caught the rest of the northerlies back home before wind shifts to sw gale force

After a very cold and bumpy night at anchor near Tybee Island, we awoke to the cold cabin. Got the space heater going, and when the tea kettle was plugged in a fuse was blown. Scott checked the engine and we needed oil but did not have any on board. Call boat US to see if we could get oil brought to us and not only could they bring oil to us but they could tow us to the marina where we planned to spend the night as we needed shore power to run our little space heater. Unseasonably cold weather with a cold front coming through making it even worse. Just our luck! Warm and safe now.

Catalina to Oceanside 0448 LW 2.55 (Avalon) 1058 HW 5.9 (Avalon) Range 2.4’ 1807 LW -0.7’ (Oceanside) 0800 33 20.5’ 118 16.8 088 M 6.5kts 2100 rpm motor sail 0820 33 20.1 118 41.1 088 M 4.7 kts wind 8kts apparent 0900 33 19.6 118 10.9 085 M 3.7kts 0915 33 19.6 118 10.2 085 M 6.7kts motor 1000 33 18.8’ 118 04’ 086 M 6.5kts motor 1100 33 18.2’ 117 57.2’ 086 M 6.5kts motor LAN 1143 19:42 37 Hs 33 42.6 19:44:56 Hs 33 43.7’ Lon 117 51.3 Lat 33 17.1 HE 6’ IE 1.0’ on (so subtract -1.0’) 1200 33 16.8’ 117 49.4’ 050 M sail + spinnaker, 3.0 kts 1300 33 17.3 117 46.3 046 M sailed til 1320 3.4kts SOG 1320 33 17.5’ 117 45.3’ 095 M 6.5kts 1400 33 16.1 117 39.7 095 M 6.5 kts 1500 33 14.1 117 32.1 095 M 6.5kts Pilotage plus Weather 65 degrees Seas 1-3’ 6-8 AM kts apparent Engine 138.3 (6.6 hours) Fuel burn 4.7 gallons 48 NM 8 hrs 49’