We left San Diego on an Ebb tide at 4:00 a.m. As usual we hugged the edge of the channel to avoid any large vessels either entering or leaving. In our case there was a tug with a large tow entering the harbor, but we were well clear of this. By 8:15 a.m. we had put 23 Nautical miles behind us as we steadily motored north on a very calm sea with no wind.

At 6 miles offshore most coastlines are boring unless there are some decent hills and sailing north along the southern California coast is no exception. We did pass a couple of sailboats heading south and they had the benefit of some northeasterly wind; they were under sail.

Just after 1:00 p.m. we had covered almost 53 nm and could see the point that is Dana Point. Because of our wind angle we managed to get a couple of hours under full sail but only at about 4 knots. It still took us a few hours before we were settled into our gust slip (#19) in Dana Point.  We had covered 63.77 nm since leaving San Diego, it was now 3:55 p.m. As you enter the harbor, there are many Paddle Boards, who do not always pay attention to their surroundings. You must be on alert, the often paddle boards make sudden changes in direction. The guest slips here are expensive, we paid over $90 per night with no internet, just water and power.