Well, we did what we always swore we'd never do and what we've criticized others for doing. We went out in the face of an opposing wind. They changed the forecast to: "20-knot southwest winds in the morning, changing to northwest in the afternoon." But they didn't say what time.
We left around 9:30 a.m. It was totally calm when we left A dock, but by the time we left the fuel dock, it was blowing pretty hard. Almost couldn't get away from the fuel dock.
Eventually, we reached the open bay, where the waves clobbered us and washed over the deck. Kept going until one-something, and then decided to head for Monterey. Dropped anchor behind the municipal wharf about 3:30. Calm and peaceful here.
Roy had put a full, five-gallon can of diesel in his head (bathroom). When we were rolling around in the ocean, it slammed into the door and knocked it off its hinges. Roy repaired the door after we anchored.
So we didn't get very far, but at least we're south of Santa Cruz.
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