Spring 2022
With the retrofit complete, cruising is officially started – we are on the move down the California coast. Over 200 nautical miles since we started full-time cruising.
Last plugged in to dock power March 10, 2022 – otherwise completely solar charged.
Bikes on board Ayala. They fit surprisingly tidily in the salon, so we are experimenting with low disassembly and no bags or storage boxes.
Completed solar charged since March 2020.
Mileage (since 11/24/2019): 5,383.1 (Nora) and 4,374.0 (Charles)
Recent ride from Moss Landing to Santa Cruz revealed a broken speed sensor component on Nora’s bike; patched with tape then replaced. Mileage not tracked during that ride.
As we test our storage constraints and cruising needs, we left The Friendmaker behind for now. We will still find a way to make friends.
Just over 1kw of solar is installed and functioning on Ayala.
Early results indicate that this is sufficient to keep up with our propulsion (electric inboard motor), cooking (induction cooktop and convection oven), navigational & safety equipment, dinghy motor and ebike battery charging, and other 120v inversion needs.