Category Archives: Destinations

Continuation from June cruising notes. Brookings and Crescent City.

This is (finally) a continuation of my cruising notes when we returned Emerald Sea from her winter berthing in Coos Bay, Oregon to Safe Harbor Marina Bay. This entry follows the one from June I wrote when we were still … Continue reading →

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Emerald Sea [Post 8]: Ensenada to San Diego

By Jeff Hare, Tradewinds Instructor and owner of Emerald Sea Reaching Ensenada is a big milestone when bashing home – a lot of sailors rush past this wonderful location all in a rush to get home. We are the opposite … Continue reading →

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Emerald Sea [Post 7]: Bahia Tortuga

By Jeff Hare, Tradewinds Instructor and owner of Emerald Sea Bahia Tortuga / Turtle Bay is a planned stopping place for nearly every brasher for many reasons.   First of all, it represents half-way home (at least to San Diego from … Continue reading →

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Emerald Sea [Post 6]: Punta Abreojos

By Jeff Hare, Tradewinds Instructor and owner of Emerald Sea Tuesday February 4 at Noon. Emerald Sea has just arrived at the little town of Punta Abreojos as I write this – the anchor and anchor alarm is set and … Continue reading →

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Emerald Sea [Post 5]: “Gulfo de California”

By Jeff Hare, Tradewinds Instructor and owner of Emerald Sea Greetings from Emerald Sea in what is still called the “Gulfo de California” (at least I think it’s still called that anyway)….   After enjoying several months in the warm climate … Continue reading →

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Emerald Sea [Post 4]: “Wish you were here!”

By Jeff Hare, Tradewinds Instructor and owner of Emerald Sea Sailing Vessel Emerald Sea sends her greetings from Gulfo de California! We have enjoyed exploring several islands in the Mexican National Park system and highly recommend anyone visiting to just … Continue reading →

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Emerald Sea Returns to Marina Bay!

For those of you who didn’t know, the Catamaran you’ve either taken or hope to take 114 on, belongs to members Becky and Jeff Hare, who just returned from a long cruise down the west coast. Leaving San Francisco Bay … Continue reading →

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How to Troll your crew

(As with all Trolling, the author chooses to remain anonymous) Many Bay Area residents have heard about the Bay Bridge Troll. You may have even been asked about it by fellow crew, and how to see it. Like all Trolls … Continue reading →

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CRUISING CROATIA

  Med moored with the fleet in Komiža, island of Vis. CRUISING CROATIA – Peggy Droesch It’s been four years since our last charter: Rory and I were overdue for another. We were already going to be in Italy with … Continue reading →

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C’mon, It’s Not All Bad!

C’mon, it’s not all bad! Here’s another chapter from Captain Craig’s offshore journal. Okay, okay, a few folks might have been a little spooked by my article on scariest moments outside the gate. Remember, these are only ten stories from … Continue reading →

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