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Owning a sailboat in Northern California

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davemaule

David B. Maule
<div>Some of you may have read my previous entry concerning sailing in
the San Francisco bay.
Well - I've found out a lot since then about San Francisco. It
is still my first choice, but due to the traffic, and high cost
of living, the waiting lists for live-aboard slips, and the fact
that it's easier to find a job when you're more flexable about
where, I've decided to broaden my area.I was wondering if any of you knew the sailing/marina situations
in the small bays North of San Francisco, such as Eureka and on
up. I'm looking up through Oregon and even Washington State.
I've heard the the wind is tempramental in Seattle, but other
than that I don't know what to expect. Oregon is a georgeous
place (I've seen it once), but I don't know what conditions exist
for sailors. I'm not sure if the Columbia river inlet would be a
sailor friendly area or not. Anyone know anything?

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There's a bulletin board on the Cruising World site that's devoted to just these kinds of quesitons. You'll probably get some answers there if you post your question. Go to "www.cruisingworld.com" and click on "Local Low-Down." Good Luck.
 
Tim,
Probably your best sources for the sort of information you need are the two sailing rags that are produced in the Pacific Northwest. Try Latitude 38 Magazine, found online at www.Latitude38.com, for the vicinity of SF Bay and environs. The other is 48 North Magazine, published in the Seattle area, and found online at www.48north.com. Both of these are very well respected and widely read periodicals on the West Coast -- and are chock full of advertisements for marinas, etc.
If you like, send me your surface mail address and I'll round up the current issues and send them to you.
 
Hi Tim,
My home port is Crescent City, CA. There are plenty of slips available in the safest harbor in the Northwest. There is no bar. We can go in and out at any time we wish in any weather you would care to go in. Brookings, OR 22nm north is also a great harbor with better weather and no property tax on boats or slips, although I understand there is a short waiting list and a usually mellow bar but the Coast Guard maintains two bar buster boats there. The down side is that this is one of the most dangerous and unforgiving places in the world to sail in. However, we just had our first joint race last weekend from Brookings to Crecent City with 4 boats from Brookings and 2 from Crescent City. The weather was glorious as we sailed around the historic Pt. St. George light house. I have a 1993 Catalina/Morgan 38 and chased a 42' cat all the way and finished 9 minutes behind him, the next boat was a beautiful 42' Pearson but was nearly an hour behind us. Because of my 123 handicap we placed last. Bummer! Anyway we do manage to have a great time up here, Check it out. Eureka has a bar that is legendary we call the jaws and you are regulated by the flood tide but has a great marina. We also have a small unpretentious yacht club in Crescent, DNYRC, Del Norte Yacht and Rowing Club.
 
does anyone have a 30 footer or larger live aboard that you need to sell cheap? does it need work? that is o.k. send me an email if interested.

 
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