Hey ya Chris

We go out to Catalina several times a year. My first CO from a long time back, and believe it or not, our long-time friend, showed us a spot off the Palisades that makes for a perfect anchorage, in deep water, close to shore, between kelp beds. Down below are scallops and thats where we're pretty lucky with the halibut. We've been towing the seal shape around the "shark side" and doing some paddling. Couple days ago we paddled up to near the West End light and had to turn around and paddle back quick as the wind kicked up really fast, doing the same with the seas. In fact, with the Dwyer wind gauge I measured 35 mph winds with gusts over 40. That was a not-fun paddle with lots of strategy involved to take advantage of all the rocks and bays to hide in and figure out each following step.
We were going to do some diving with the Dreagers but something came up to nix that. Just as well, the seas are up and the water murky. Winds have been steady and the sailing has been good. I should post the report on a couple days ago.

: Hi Mike,

: I didn't want to shanghai Puppet's thread on the S&G Night Heron questions,
: so I'm posting anew, here.

: Two Harbors. What a lark. If you're going hiking, do take the trail out to
: Emerald Bay or perhaps the loafer's walk over to Cat Harbor to take a look
: at the backside.

: I was out on the Island this summer with three friends. I provided the boats
: and we all sailed and nominally paddled our way around Catalina while
: camping along the shore. What a fantastic trip. I hadn't taken a serious
: look out there since I was in the Boy Scouts when I did a ten day summer
: camp at Emerald Bay every summer.

: One of our campsites this summer was Two Harbors where we tanked up on
: Buffalo Burgers and cold brew.

: The boats performed wonderfully under sail. We had some pretty cool
: conditions on the backside between Little Harbor and Seal Rock. We had
: 18-20 knot winds at our backs in a 12 foot following sea which put a
: premium on steering with the sails driving hard on a reach. The ocean on
: that side has a totally different personality than the channel.

: Wish I was there right now, buddy. It's 25 degrees in Salt Lake today with
: snow spitting regularly. I'll just have to be content with pictures as I
: build the new boat for the spring testing session.

: Chris