I'll be situated mainly at Marmetta reef to surf, fish, and relax. Three south swells are coming to hit the SoCal coastline. The Wetsand.com forecast for this week:
Long Range Synopsis
* SW small to moderate through Thursday...
* SW swell fills in by week's end...
* Weekend has more SW swell...
* Series of SW swells next week...
Rock climbing harness used to keep myself tethered to the boat, since I'm sailing solo and can't afford to fall overboard.
Fruit sack with goodies for the week. The ice chest in the boat isn't working too well so I'm limited in terms of cold foods.
The Black Pearl is fairly well organized for the trip. Two main things that need improvement, and which I hope to do during the trip, are:
1. The ship VHF has not been working consistently, I believe there's a faulty connection. Until it's fixed, I'll be using the handheld VHF, which I think can also be plugged into the main antenna.
2. The automatic bilge pump is not plugged in properly, requires wiring every time to operate. I hope to connect this in the next day or two with the help of my book "Sailboat Electric Simplified". However I'd still feel much better having a high-capacity manual bilge pump.
I've already postponed the trip over 4 days and the window of opportunity before school starts is diminishing quickly. A sinus infection, projects around the boat, and life obligations that continually arise made leaving on this trip a challenge. But it's time to go on the maiden voyage with this sailboat.
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