We dropped our mooring in Avalon in the pitch dark and headed South for San Diego. The kids were still sleeping so I made coffee and Jon and I stared at the radar until the sun rose. It was cloudy and cold and although the pre-dawn wind teased us into thinking we would get our sails up before the kids woke, this was not to be. Old Perkie was called to duty yet again. We kept a keen eye on the belts and cooed over her gauges all morning and she did just fine.The kids got up and since there was nothing but flat grey sea and sky to look at, I made scrambled eggs and bacon and we had a lazy breakfast. Jon took the watch and Hunter and I swabbed the decks with seawater, while Kai made short work of yet another Rick Riordin book- I really ought to write that man a fan letter, because he has completely inspired Kai to be a major reader!
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| A clean boat is a happy boat |
Around lunch the wind came up and we hoisted our new asymmetrical spinnaker. We were curious to see how Pura Vida would sail with her- the sail is a loaner and not quite the dimensions for our boat- but it worked great! We only had about 8 knots of wind and were doing 4.5... We aren't trying to win any races, just get there!
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