Sailing, San Diego to seattle, A how to guide

Sailing, San Diego to seattle, A how to guide. Everything you need to know to get you out and sailing up the pacific northwests beautiful coast line. What size sailboat, best time to go, nautical miles covered from each location to the next. Dangerous areas to avoid, marinas to stop at, where to dock and anchor for the evening, best tides to enter certain harbours

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[ChasingLatitudes]

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[mitchellandmarythomas]

Thank you for the video! It sounds like sailing the west coast is the perfect place to learn all the skills you hope you will never have to put into practice.

[SeanHickeyMarineServices]

I’ve done the Baja Bash…if you time it right it ain’t bad, but rounding Mendo sucked making negative VMG at times and running close to shore, pretty much just outside the blunts reef light because further out was 40+ knots from the north…next time I’m going to Hawaii and then to the PNW…not worth it unless you’re already starting in SF and have plenty of time.

[It-b-Blair]

Best intro ever! Not sure why, but I trust you more because of it 😜

[TheCansei]

Outstanding! I did it in the reverse two years ago and will take a couple of months to go back up this summer. Not the best time for fog, but that's my schedule. So many great spots. I plan to do quite a few dusk to mid-morning legs, as that what I find calmest and least busy.

[sasfish]

Great clip for those who have not been

[samwilds]

Nice work Chris! I can't imagine having the skills necessary to do such a trip safely. Fun to imagine. Thank for your work.

[joeblow]

Haven’t done the north slog yet but might have to. This was very informative. Thank you.

[MoggAndrew]

What a really cool video this was to watch. Thanks you. I live in San Francisco and used to go to many of these places to windsurf and dive when I was younger. I am now retiring and "Re-Learning" sailing and learning how to sail bigger Keel Boats. Taking the ASA courses here in SF Bay to start building a current sailing resume and be able to get insurance for when I buy my boat to cruise on. SF Bay is fantastic to sail and explore but definitely challenging for most. I was walking on the beach at Crissy Field yesterday watching/feeling the nice 16-20 knot breeze coming through the gate along with a 4 -5 knot flood tide. No Fog though. I've been debating buying here and sailing south going through the Panama Canal to the Caribbean. But I've made the decision to go to Florida for a while and buy there and cruise in the Caribbean from there. Hope I get to meet up with you sometime.

[WmCRobison]

Great video.

Just a note, it is San Sim-e-on. Just remember that place names in California are likely Spanish.

[shawnharris]

Great video and lots to think about. We’re in the PNW and own a 35 foot sailboat. Contemplating sailing south to Baja someday. The thought was to just have our boat shipped back. Didn’t know sailing north was even an option.

[paulcaine]

So much good content on this Channel, 🤟

[robertwarren]

Thanks for video. I’m a total noob in SW Washington, and a cruise that I’ve been considering is putting in at Olympia and sailing to the San Juan’s. Don’t suppose you have a similar video planned for this area?

[tsubakitengai]

I know it's not much, but Crescent City, California deserves a mention. It's a better stop than Bodega Bay. Sorry to Bodegans. But, yeah.

[kaylaandjimbryant]

You skipped two excellent spots: Channel Islands Harbor and Ventura Harbor.

[It-b-Blair]

Is it safer to sail across the Pacific to the Americas, or to pass through the Suez Canal? If one wants to see the safe destinations, obviously Cape Horn and such are no goes, but are there subtler caveats?

[chrismcclary]

The main reason for not sailing off shore is the Aleutian current/ California current that flows south. Also, anchoring at Catalina island and the channel Islands is far superior than stopping off at Marina Del Rey.

[KirkFulks]

Thank you Chris. Excellent content. A very planning intensive voyage. For me I'm thinking my engine must be 100% reliable due to the numerous lee shore issues and the numerous tricky harbor entries. Weather, tides and currents oh my!⛵

[matthewhouglum]

you put a east coast blue crab up. thats funny.

[kingdroz]

what kind of sail boat was that in the video?