Wayne Busch

50 - 55, light rain, wind force 2-3.

Sailing north to Sandy Creek, Yorktown. Passage planning and execution.

Med mooring, mob, docking with engine failure, blind navigation, radar, night blind navigation.

Minor delay for repairs of AC. SW wind 20 Kn, overcast. Exiting Wiggington Harbor we turned south to Norfolk. One larger military vessel and numerous tug/barges. Weather front hit with 40+ Kn winds, reduced visibility. Hove to during the peak of it. Practiced blind navigation arriving to anchor off Hospital Point. For the night. Rain forecast with another cold front arriving in a day.

Temps 40 - 60. Wind from 10 to 50 with Santa Anna nights. We saw humpback whales and orcas. Anchored on Santa Cruz, Chinese Harbor, Forney’s Cove, Willows.

34 deg, wind 15 - 20 Kn, partly cloudy. A quick cold sail around the point to the Mayo Point anchorage. Well protected from the wind, anchored in 9.5 feet, resting in 7.5.

Wind 10 -20 Kn, a few rain showers, mostly calm.

Wind 10 kn, calm, brief shower, partly cloudy.