Anacortes, WA - We arrived in Anacortes on Aug. 24 in the rain, after checking into the U.S. at Friday Harbor on San Juan Island the day before. The plan is to sail to Mexico this fall where it's warmer and cheaper. The U.S. dollar is at par with the Canadian dollar for the first time in a long time (ever?) and that makes Canada expensive for us.
The first leg of our trip south will be from here to San Francisco. We have found two sailors to help us make that trip and after their arrival on Aug. 31, we will leave out of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. If necessary, we'll wait at Cape Flattery for a weather window before turning south and heading down the coast. The trip should take 7-10 days.
While we were in Anacortes, BMW/Oracle's next America's Cup entry was launched.
The weather has turned cold suddenly and it's time to get outta here!
Ocean: A body of water occupying two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills. ~Ambrose Bierce
