bob budd Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 First Ed Lawson asks is anyone is going to paddle “this weekend”. Both days have their upside and downside weatherwise. A few others chime in. Then Rick Crangle steps up and sets a time. Thanks again, Rick. Arrived 10AM Saturday to find Pebble Beach windy and not showing much beach. High tide was 9:30AM, that explains it. Drove down the beach to the mildest launch point but when Rick showed up we moved behind the “residents only” sign. Peter Brady was our fourth. Headed out through moderate waves around Milk Island. No cows there these days but plenty of places to poke one’s nose into. Gotta get used to the stern rudder, falling back to stern rudders and back paddling to maneuver in tight spots. Enough surge and waves to make it interesting. Left a little bit of Rodni here and there. Around Milk and then the waves pushed us to Thacher’s Island. Again around the island’s east side, poking in here and there. The island is “closed”, curious sign that. The gang sets out for the coast from here. Though I generally hold stink boats with disdain the lone lobster boat puttering along the coast actually added charm to the scene. After all, he was working and hard at that. We continued to inch towards Straitsmouth Island, eventually through the gap and landing for lunch. Somewhere in there the sun had come out. Rick the Camel went for a solo sojourn about the island while the three of us lunched and discussed the colour of dry suits and the like. The receding tide left ample gooey seaweed atop the newly emerged rocks as our boats slid easily into the drink. The trip back completed the circuit around Straitsmouth, retraced some of the coast, and continued around the corner. Arrived at the beach about 3:00PM, babbled incessantly about topics too vast to recall, and headed off to prepare for the pool session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEL Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Finally got out in the afternoon and found conditions much better than the marine forecast suggested. The west wind flattened the sea except for very modest swells and by staying within half a mile or less from shore there wasn't enough fetch to build anything. The wind made things a slog from time to time though. Did you find the same there? Ed Lawson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob budd Posted January 29, 2006 Author Share Posted January 29, 2006 While we met the wind here and there it never approached the level of "slog". We also spent much of our time in the lee of or in front of the westerly winds. The wind was worst at shore pre-drysuit as I had forgotten my jacket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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