chris.heatley1
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I'm going down to Oregon to bring home my 33' Egg Harbor soon. Any pointers on the weather that way? I've never been that far in the open ocean.
I've been offshore along the entire Washington coast but not along the Oregon coast. In general, this time of year (and much of May), the number of good ocean days is pretty limited. For example, we're looking at 10-12' swells with a 10s period most of today and tomorrow and winds from 12-20kts from the south both days. If I had to make a run from Oregon to any place in BC, I'd try to schedule it later in the year. By June we probably have 2-3 good days out of 5 and by August it's about 4 out of 5. In April and May, it's more like 1-2 out of 5 good days. That doesn't mean you can't make the trip this time of year but it's likely to be unpleasant and some days will be just plain dangerous. My fear for someone in a similar situation is that you'd allot a limited amount of time for the trip, get down to the boat and discover the weather is really nasty and then push a bit harder than is really safe. This may not describe you at all so please don't take it personally.I'm going down to Oregon to bring home my 33' Egg Harbor soon. Any pointers on the weather that way? I've never been that far in the open ocean.
X2...might I add, you may want to talk to make sure you have "INSURANCE," as a lot of companies won't/don't insure, or even offer you off coast insurance this time of year for Oregon and Washington?I've been offshore along the entire Washington coast but not along the Oregon coast. In general, this time of year (and much of May), the number of good ocean days is pretty limited. For example, we're looking at 10-12' swells with a 10s period most of today and tomorrow and winds from 12-20kts from the south both days. If I had to make a run from Oregon to any place in BC, I'd try to schedule it later in the year. By June we probably have 2-3 good days out of 5 and by August it's about 4 out of 5. In April and May, it's more like 1-2 out of 5 good days. That doesn't mean you can't make the trip this time of year but it's likely to be unpleasant and some days will be just plain dangerous. My fear for someone in a similar situation is that you'd allot a limited amount of time for the trip, get down to the boat and discover the weather is really nasty and then push a bit harder than is really safe. This may not describe you at all so please don't take it personally.
For weather and swells - I use http://forecasts.surfingmagazine.co....34326199999998_6_1418_wind_none_satellite_-1 - that will show Washington to BC. You can select a different region to get Oregon. I'd look for several days in a row when the period in seconds is greater than the swell in feet by more than a few AND in which the wind is <15kts. Those weather windows are very rare along the coast until June-ish.
I'd want to be pretty familiar with a new boat before heading into the unknown.
and trailering it up I5 would also probably be cheaper. Fuel for a 33 footer to do the 200plus miles from Astoria to Victoria or even further to Vancouver would be expensive when pounding into for the entire time. The risk just isn't worth itI would think long and hard about running it up. Much easier to hire a hauler to haul it up I5. Probably only be 2500 or so. Boat will get here in one piece. If you insist on running it I would highly suggest hiring a qualified Captain to do it or at least go with. Fuel, weather and mechanical issues can bite you really hard and you are stuck out there.
good luck with this one.