On departure Cabrillo Anchorage I pulled anchor at sunrise to use the Northeaster, a wind only useful in the mornings. My anchor had drug a bit and set in sucky mud probably at least three feet under the mud and I used a chainhook and line on my winches to get it up. The NEer pushed me away from the jetty and toward the exit of the LA port while I cleaned and stowed the anchor and I got a genoa and the main up before I left the port of LA. I was able to sail the NEer well past Pt Vicente, the most difficult stretch in a westerly wind. A mile or so past Pt. Vicente the wind failed and I went fishing until hundreds of common dolphins (the most striking despite their names) surrounded the boat. They played in the sea around the boat for a while until the west wind started, foiling my plan to sail to Paradise Cove, which was directly West. I turned and reached to Marina del Rey, an easy sail to the northeast. It was one of my lovliest days at sea!
I will stay here until after a storm passes and I attend to a VA appointment at West Los Angeles and then I hope to use the NEer method to reach Paradise Cove….or tack!
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