Sage-Tips

Can you sail from San Diego to San Francisco?

It’s around 430 nautical miles from San Francisco to San Diego. Under the right conditions, it would be possible to sail straight through in about 60 hours (about 2.5 days). You wouldn’t have to sail much outside 20 miles offshore at any point.

How long is a boat ride from San Diego to San Francisco?

there are about 400 nautical miles between San Francisco and San Diego…..if your boat averaged 5 knots and the wind and conditions were such that you could go in a straight line, you’d need to sail about 80 hours……

How long does it take to sail to San Francisco?

Given that the nautical miles between Ft. Lauderdale to San Francisco is about 4,405 nautical miles, it would take an average sailboat sailing at 144 nautical miles per day under ideal conditions 30 days nonstop to reach San Francisco.

How long does it take to sail to Hawaii from San Diego?

How long does it take to sail from San Diego to Hawaii? It takes between 2 – 3 weeks to sail to Hawaii. During the last Transpac race, the fastest monohull made the crossing in 5 days and 2 hours. The slowest boat, a 48′ sailing cruising took nearly 16 days.

How long does it take to sail from San Diego to Hawaii?

How long would it take to sail from California to Florida?

It’s 4,405 nautical miles, the “average”sailboat sails about 144 nautical miles per day, so that’s about 30 days nonstop under ideal conditions.

Is it safe to sail from California to Hawaii?

Sailing from California to Hawaii is basically an open-ocean crossing. The weather isn’t too extreme, and the winds and currents are rather predictable. It’s a lot less difficult than, say, crossing the North Atlantic. However, ANY open-ocean voyage can be dangerous.

Can I sail from San Diego to Hawaii?

The direct distance from San Diego to Hawaii is 2,269 NM. But if you want to have a nice sailing experience you should probably try to get your sail in front of the eastward trade winds. To make use of the trade winds, you have to first sail south. Once you pick up the trade winds, it’s a great off-the-wind trip.

How long does it take to boat from San Francisco to LA?

A sailboat travels about 100–120 miles a day if you are going 24–7. So if I went straight it would take about 4 days.

How long does it take to sail from San Diego to Catalina?

It is about 12 hours to 14 depending on current and wind. If you can maintain about 5 -6 knots. Of course its a lot easier coming down wind which is your return trip.

Here, I provide the distance and travel time for sailing to Catalina from San Diego (Mission Bay, Oceanside or Dana Point) to Catalina Island (Avalon or Two Harbors). This is a great sailing trip. You can bang it out in a week.

How long would it take to sail from La to San Diego?

This would be about 130nm and would take 22 hours at six knots. The third leg would take you to San Diego and would be about 120nm long, and would take 20 hours at six knots. Presuming you don’t need fuel or food, you could pull into several nice anchorages along the way and skip the harbors.

How long does it take to sail from Alcatraz to San Diego?

Presuming you start at Alcatraz and sail to the entrance of SD Bay, the trip is about 440nm. At a speed of 6 knots (conservative) you could get there in 73 hours non-stop. You are sailing in the shipping lanes, so you need to keep a good lookout and avoid fog. Summer = fog

Is there a boat ride from La to San Diego?

There are lots of folks boating between LA and San Diego, so hopefully this will be of use. For the San Diego way point, I started the distance at the mouth of Mission Bay jetty (because that’s where my boat is docked).