The northwest breeze off the California coast sped Madrone along today. Winds of 15-20 knots, with higher gusts, blew just aft of the beam. A northwest swell combined with the short period wind waves to create sporty conditions.

The water temperature has dropped more than 10 degrees in the last 24 hours as we’ve entered the south-flowing California Current. That colder water means the first fog that we’ve seen since our first day out from the coast back in early May.

We slowed down around 4am in an attempt to time our arrival at the San Francisco bar with slack current. Even with that, we covered good ground today. Landfall expected Wednesday evening!

Day nineteen: 152nm
Position: 37 49N 122 56W