Newport, We Have a Problem
Over the course of last winter and spring, we joined this great rally to help us get from Port Townsend, Washington, pretty much all the way to Mexico. We attended very informative seminars presented by the Coho Hoho, and even got to participate in a raft-up in Blakely Harbor. We made some great friends, shared awesome stories, and eventually 7 sailboats left together on the 14th of August from Port Townsend. The night before we left, there was a FANTASTIC pirate-themed party put together by the folks at Cruising Outpost. On the 1st night, a few of us stayed overnight and fueled up in Port Angeles, but eventually all of us made it into Newport, Oregon. Since Paul and I are only a crew of two, we opted to spend an extra night in Newport to get much needed rest and prepare for our journey to Eureka. We left port on a beautiful morning, passing the ever-present sea lions, traveling through the often tricky bar, on our way out to sea. We were about 20 miles south when Paul noticed w