We crossed the bar with dozens of small craft filled with fisherman at 6:45 am. Each commercial boat was required to check in with Coast Guard Tillamook. The CG has a tower constructed on the breakwater near the bar to call those that don't report. They also launched a CG surf boat to check out and report the bar conditions. These are repeatedly broadcast on VHF 22A.
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| Traffic ready to cross the bar at slack. |
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| Tillamook Bay Coast Guard tower. |
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| We avoided this portion of the bar. |
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| Coast Guard surf boat. |
This mornings bar crossing.
Ocean is 5 foot swells at large intervals. Less than 5 knots of SE wind so no sign of chop yet. ETA at Newport about 2 pm. Later.
9 am update: The ocean has become much happier today. We now have a 3-foot rolling swell with less than 3 knots for wind. A bit bouncy but MUCH better than yesterdays pounding.
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| Three arch rock. |
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Cape Lookout. The anchorage on the south side near shore looked
pretty good: flat seas with just a hint of swell and no wind. Still
probably best in northwest seas and winds. |
1:30 pm update: The ocean has glassed off. Just a small swell now. Expect to enter Yaquina Bay and Newport at 2:20.
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| Yaquina Head light. |
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| Prettier up close. |
2:30 pm: We crossed the Yaquina Bay bar without issue. Moored at South Beach Marina for the night. Heading out at 6am for Coos Bay.
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| Newport Harbor in Yaquina Bay |
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| The bridge to somewhere. |
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