Productive weekend replacing the hose in the head to be a wash down hose I can take anywhere in the boat. I will be able to wash off the anchor or the deck or myself by pulling it through the ceiling hatch. It should be more useful than the shower head I never used.
Replace the air filter with a K&N, WD40’d the engine and it seems happier. Pumped out, sailed my neighbor Connors boat in the gusty cold Saturday weather, then sailed a dock neighbors hunter 15’ around in the harbor. Then Sunday I sailed my own boat in much better weather. I think it’s the first time I sailed alone in 2.5 years.

On nice days in the Santa Monica bay you could often see a helicopter with pontoons that say boatpix.com. If flew by when Bridget, Mia and I were sailing and seeing whales, the results were awesome. Also proof that I need to get my bottom painted - the boat looks great though.

1.1.2015 to 1.3.2015
Mia and I got our second catalina island trip in! During one of the clearest and coldest few days in a long time. That satellite image shows how there were no clouds, the pictures show how completely flat the seas were, and other than bundling up and still shivering in the ~50 degree air, everything was great.
We left at 12:45 and were moored at 4:45. The following day we hiked north to Fourth of July cove, cherry cove and beyond, and when we returned to A Cenoura I was even able to relax outside in trunks it was so warm. For about an hour.
We woke up the next morning at 6:30 and it was bumpy, some small 6" waves were rocking the boat uncomfortably, we prepared to leave and got back in about 3.5 hours. This wonderful app called marine traffic shows you all the big boats and ships around you, also gives you a gps reading and speed of your boat. Hard to believe but it said we were up to 7.3 knots motor sailing on the way back… I’ll take it! It was an awesome trip and we were able to take advantage of the few free days left before I start my new job which promises long hours and some time even on weekends… We’ll see how that goes.

Thanksgiving 2014
Back at home, moms house, saw this insanely awesome photo of my mom sailing the catalina 27 she had with my dad. My dad is up on the windward side as rail meat.

11.8.2014
Warm fall day and we motorsailed to marina Del Rey to stay over night.
Small well and no wind, it took about an hour and a half.

11.9.2014
Fall sailing

6-25-14
I went sailing after work. There aren’t many better ways to enjoy this time of day.

Sunday June 22 2014
Beautiful weather. Anchored out for what could be the last time - they’re planning to drop 25 mooring balls in the channel - hung the hammock over the foredeck which is much easier. Sailed around a lot and when Mia finished studying she took over the sabot solo.