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I'm about two weeks away from starting a cruise of California. First off I have the choice to either start in San Francisco and see the central California coast or I could start in SoCal and go back and forth between the Channel Islands, Catalina, Newport Beach and San Diego. In November I hope to head south to Baja like a lot of other people, although not part of the Baja ha ha.
Which would you choose? I like to surf, so fall so a great time for weather and surf along the central coast. But of course it's still good south of point conception, so either way I should score there.
There seems to be pros and cons to both. The pros for starting in San Francisco are:
It's the best time of year
Get a lot of windy sailing practice in the bay
Sail under the golden gate
Potential cruise up the delta(I like my weather hot and dry!)
Santa Cruz, Monterey, Morro bay, point conception, holister ranch, Ventura, Santa Barbara (maybe not in that order). Those don't seem like places I want to miss
Cons:
The weather could be foggy and cool, although the weather now shows unseasonably warm water temperatures and low wind
Further distances between places to go
Less boats to choose from seemingly
The pros of starting in SoCal:
It's where I want to be most
Can get ocean experience going to the islands
More anchorages
Newport Beach and San Diego are second only to Hawaii for top place in the USA.
Cons:
The central coast is beautiful and it's upwind.
Which would you choose? I like to surf, so fall so a great time for weather and surf along the central coast. But of course it's still good south of point conception, so either way I should score there.
There seems to be pros and cons to both. The pros for starting in San Francisco are:
It's the best time of year
Get a lot of windy sailing practice in the bay
Sail under the golden gate
Potential cruise up the delta(I like my weather hot and dry!)
Santa Cruz, Monterey, Morro bay, point conception, holister ranch, Ventura, Santa Barbara (maybe not in that order). Those don't seem like places I want to miss
Cons:
The weather could be foggy and cool, although the weather now shows unseasonably warm water temperatures and low wind
Further distances between places to go
Less boats to choose from seemingly
The pros of starting in SoCal:
It's where I want to be most
Can get ocean experience going to the islands
More anchorages
Newport Beach and San Diego are second only to Hawaii for top place in the USA.
Cons:
The central coast is beautiful and it's upwind.