Month: August 2021

A Day in the Life…..

by Scott and Kathy Erwin

Just one day at a glance, while chillin’ at Harbors in So Cal: french press coffee in bed, Kathy made egg/onion/tomato burritos, Scott changed out propane tank 1 to number 2 and we carry 3. Kathy went for a paddle to spy on the backyard gardens of the rich and famous, dinghy’ed to the beach for a picnic lunch and a long walk, bought 3 jugs engine oil at West Marine, napped in the sun on the bow.

Occassonally, with good internet reception, we watch a few Youtube episodes of “Gone with the Wynns” (a long and stressful journey sailing to New Zealand)
Had fun watching this 4 year old learn how to sail a Sabbat. His coach was behind him in a dingy giving gentle reminders.
Scott removed  some of the black caulk in the cockpit seating area that oddly enough started gumming up (great tool invention Scott!) We will hire Leonardo in Ensenada to re-caulk it.
Kathy does the bright work on Sea Bella, today she addressed the teak cockpit deck: repaired, sanded and glued a few small areas, cleaned both panels and re oiled them.
We stayed a night as reciprocal guests at the dock of fancy Newport Harbor Yacht Club since we are SLYC members (they were very friendly and had great showers!)
Visited with friends Ryan and Molly from Avila who were down in Newport in their Grady White for tuna fishing. They caught this big boy in 17 minutes! Ryan cut it up and we were lucky to sample the delicious sushi.
Scott picked up a replacement BBQ and installed it. The Magma will be better than the old Force 10.
The young couple anchored next to us on Bojangles came over for a visit (they will be cruising the Sea of Cortez this season, on a shoe string budget).
Kathy cooked some of Scott’s Alaskan Salmon for dinner, so yummy.

Island Hopping

by Scott and Kathy Erwin

Great 1st week on the go. We had plenty of time for decompressing, and enjoying no cell or internet service. The many island coves we anchored in gave us tranquility and hours of thought and planning. After our 1st quiet night in Cojo, we sailed and motorsailed in an average of 4 knots of wind, about 8 hours a day. The Channel Islands are rugged and mesmerizing (Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara and Catalina). The scenery, sealife, and our new life on the boat are all amazing! 10 days later we are in Newport Harbor enjoying quite the opposite experience: hundreds of fancy boats, mansions on the water, shops, restaurants and friends. It is busy boating around here, some not ever leaving the bay and many not knowing how to anchor. Life is all good! (Scott keeps saying he wishes we could have half of the wind down south we had up above Conception). We had our challenges too, rollie anchorages, organizing the new way of life and keeping the water out (leaky hatches). Heading to San Diego next week.

A few delays

by Scott and Kathy Erwin

Hi Fabulous Followers!
We have had some few, frustrating delays with some battery/electrical issues this week. As I always like to say, “life will throw you only what you can handle”. So there it is. We will launch very soon, fingers crossed, hopefully in a few days. Scott is READY, I am READY, land life is finally ready, paperwork is ready, family and friends are ready, weather looks great, its all up to God and Sea Bella. In 2014, when our son Derek (18 yrs old at the time) left home for the Army, he was so ready, eager and excited. We could only embrace it and join him in his excitement as he “launched”.  
We have felt this same support and encouragement from friends and family these last few months. This support has been the most helpful and emotionally loving thing . Leaving is not hard for either Scott or I, since we are damn excited. We are so delighted for this support from EVERYONE! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!