Sharing the adventures and horizons of the good sloop Akimbo and her crew going sailing... You might want to start at the "beginning" (October 3, 2009)? Thank you for visiting. It means a lot to me, so please leave comments or e-mail me @ jonthowe@gmail.com, and encourage others to visit too. It's a way for me to feel your company even from afar. Good luck to us all. Love and hope, jon

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Monterey, CA



Today our next crew joined us: Cody McG and Laura Morgan (Lomo - always the snappy dresser, hat from goodwill). Oh Boy! What fun. This would not be near as much fun without dear friends to share it with. Thank you Joe Rupa and Anna for driving them from the SF airport this morning and joining us for breakfast out.

We left at noon in fog. The wind looked like it wasn't going to attend the day, but as forecast, we soon had a romping good broad reach across the 21 nautical miles of Monterey Bay. A good day
for the new crew to acclimate, and to enjoy the newness of their experiencing this. A night at the dock here to catch up on sleep and be ready for what looks to be a windy ride to Santa Barbara Channel.

We saw sea lions, birds, porpoise and sea otter today. Played euchre. Cody is rigging the rods for some fishing... Really am happy he and Lomo are here.

G'night,
jon

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am enjoying the postings immensely...an understatement. This adventure/journey come as no surprise to me, as Jon began preparations for such during our many sailing days around Clearwater Bay, FL, during our teenage years. And with his folks during their many family sailing vacations. Jon/Tyler, I read your postings with amazement. You 2 are blessed to be sharing this adventure. Our love, hope, and happiness flow to you both. Greg/Nancy Williamson; Alachua, FL

Anonymous said...

Ahoy maties!! FINALLY caught up on the whole blog...SWEEEEET!! Adventures on the sea that are adventures in life and become adventures of the heart. Thank you for your inspiration!! Whence your journey reaches the SD area, if you've time in your plans, I'd love to see you. Maybe join you? Whether you're able to stop in or not, I'm with you all the way. Jimbo 619-933-8991 jimmieleelunsford@yahoo.com

Abbe said...

There is a possibility that a few of us may be heading to Baja this winter. do you know yet where you'll be? would love to catch up with you and Ty. I'll keep in touch. Smooth sailing! abbe

BUD said...

Hey Cody!

In my experience fishing rods don't belong on a sailboat, certainly not under way. Troll with a length of eighth inch nylon with wire leader, and wear gloves. With a fishing boat fishing is primary and the boat is secondary, but with a sailboat it's the boat that's primary and everything else is secondary. Much of the time you're exceeding ideal trolling speed anyway.
Whatever you use, good luck. Bud