Category: California Coast
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2025 Year in Review
Stats A quick recap In the summer of 2025 we managed to get Luna Moth into the realm of close enough and were able to (metaphorically) cut the dock lines and start cruising in earnest. For the last year we had been moored at Owl Harbor, which is located near the little town of Isleton…
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San Diego, Our Last US Port
We left Newport Beach (aka the OC) in the afternoon on November 23, navigating through the sea of mega yachts back to the ocean to head south to our last US port of call, San Diego. Once again it was an overnight, but at least it was warmer now that we were in Southern California…
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Newport Beach Recess
After a draining stretch of hiding out from bad weather in Isthmus Cove, we took advantage of a nice day between gales and Santa Ana winds and departed for the mainland. For better or worse, we opted for Newport Beach, which was a relatively short 35 nautical miles away. This gave us a distance easily…
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Point Conception and Cruising the Northern Channel Islands
On October 18th we finally got a weather window for leaving Morro Bay that we liked. As the next stretch of the California Coast can be treacherous in even moderate weather, we picked a time when there was little wind and a relatively benign sea state forecast. The big hump to get over was what’s…
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Big Sur, San Simeon, and Morro Bay
On September 24th, we left Monterey to head south along the stretch of coast known as Big Sur. If you haven’t gotten to experience the coast here, it’s definitely worth a visit by car as the dramatic cliffs and ocean views are breathtaking. By boat…you probably want to steer clear of the dramatic cliffs and…
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Touring Monterey…While Fixing Luna Moth
After a long sail to Monterey, on which the autopilot broke, and a rough night at anchor, we settled into Monterey’s municipal marina to recover a little. With Luna Moth secure on an end tie, we decided to not look at our mechanical problems for 24 hours and instead go for a walk around town…
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South to Monterey
After about a week in Half Moon Bay, we found a good weather window to sail to our next destination, Monterey. What time of day to leave was a little tricky as the days were getting shorter, morning fog and fishing made leaving early difficult, and we didn’t want to arrive at our next anchorage…
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Relaxing in Half Moon Bay
After finally getting Luna Moth back out on the ocean, and sailing south to Half Moon Bay, we decided to just relax for a few days and enjoy our first calm anchorage. We had visited the town a couple of times before by car, but this time we enjoyed it at a different pace, soaking…
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