Sailing in the ocean and sailing in Lake Ontario are really not the same thing, and when the docks in Ventura disappeared from sight, Hong Tao's little heart tightened again. He kept radioing the weather forecast, for fear of any climate change. It is said that the sea is windless and three-foot waves, and the sea off Ventura is already a very calm sea, but after all, it is an ocean not a bay, and it is said to be calm, but Hong Tao is not calm about how he looks at it.

Compared with a newcomer like Hong Tao, Eliza is much calmer. She stood behind the steering wheel in sunglasses and a life jacket, her feet shoulder-width apart, as if nailed to the deck, no matter how the hull pitched or swayed. That short hair looked like a young man from behind, and if you added a captain's hat, it would be a pirate captain who was all over the world.

Sailing on the sea, even if it is coastal and inshore, is not to follow the coastline, but to find the correct route without reefs according to the charts. Hong Tao learned this skill when he was the captain of the second-class sailing ship, but the speed was much slower, and he couldn't stand at the chart table on the bridge at all, and he was thrown onto the sofa from time to time. That's when the safety belt came into play, and if it hadn't been for the fact that he had been firmly attached to the chart table, he might have been thrown off the side of the ship.

When a sailboat is sailing in the sea, it is a very dangerous thing to fall overboard. Because after a few seconds you'll be obscured by the undulating waves around you, making it easy for people on board to find you. Since it is impossible to pinpoint a person's position in the sea, even if the sailboat is looking for you in a circle, it will have to turn in a large arc. Whether you can be rescued or not at that time really depends on your character. So if you can't fall into the water, don't fall into the water. This is one of the most dangerous aspects of sailing, and it is common to see deaths and injuries. All are caused by falling overboard.

"Honey, raise the spinnaker, let's see how fast your new baby can run!" This time it was not Hong Tao who went crazy first, but Eliza, who felt that the mainsail was already fast with half sail, but Eliza insisted on a full sail, and then the spinnaker should be added.

"We're not in a hurry...... Or use a spinnaker......" Hong Tao was embarrassed to say that he was afraid.

"Hahahaha...... I like the way you looked when you were a kid, it's the cutest!Don't worry, I still have Vanessa, I don't want to die now!" Eliza smiled heartily at Hong Tao's virtue. grabbed Hong Tao's life jacket, pulled him over, then kissed him fiercely, and pushed him away again.

"Crazy, count me unlucky!" Hong Tao felt that he still didn't know Eliza very well, could she have a third transformation?

"Oh, the wind is up, we're on the port side, seventeen knots! We're going to get into high speed and see if we get to 20 knots!" As the shadow of the Channel Islands disappeared into the stern of the ship, the wind on the sea gradually increased. At this time, the head of the wave has turned into a white splash, according to the common saying. It's a big wave.

What is the concept of 17 knots? It is a little more than 31 kilometers per hour. This kind of Cheng dù is almost a level 4 wind on land, which should not be too big, that is, it blows the small trees to shake and shake. But on the vast expanse of the sea. The wind is unsheltered, so it feels a little stronger than on land. Coupled with the speed of the boat, Hong Tao felt that it was a bit of a wind of seven or eight levels.

"Yes. Raising the sail ...... "Hong Tao is no longer interested in debating with Eliza whether she should drive at full speed like this, she is an expert, she holds an A-class sailing license, she is a B-class license, and she is not even qualified to drive this kind of galleon, so I still believe in the professionals."

"Okay, don't worry dear, come and see, we've reached the 25th knot, you bought a good ship!" Eliza was more gentle this time, pulled Hong Tao to her side, let Hong Tao hold her body and stand firmly, and then pointed to the speedometer to let Hong Tao see her ability.

"Why are we faster than the wind? and it's a crosswind?" Hong Tao hugged his hot body, his heart settled a little, and at this time he also got through the initial fear, at least a little confidence in the ship.

"It's the effect of static pressure, the air on both sides of the sail doesn't flow at the same speed, so static pressure is generated. This static pressure gives the sail extra thrust, do you know how the wing works?" Eliza briefly explained to Hong Tao why the sailboat should run faster than the wind.

"Oh, I see, this is the study of fluids, Bernoulli's principle, it turns out that the sail still has this function! Indeed, as soon as you say it, I found that the cross-section of the full sail does look like a vertical wing. Hong Tao understood this kind of thing very quickly, and he understood this truth in an instant, and it was really like that when he thought about it.

"Do you want to be the captain for a while?" Eliza looked back and kissed Hong Tao encouragingly.

"Hehe, aren't you afraid that I'll overturn the boat again?" Hong Tao of course thought, this is the same as driving, even if you sit on the driver's lap, it is not the same as actually driving yourself.

"Of course I'm afraid, so I'm going to look at you, come on, captain......" Eliza also saluted Hong Tao, then hugged Hong Tao's body and turned around, ran behind Hong Tao, and put her face on Hong Tao's back.

"Hey, hey, hey...... Hong Taolun is here...... I banged ...... I'll hit it again!" Hong Tao finally became a serious captain for the first time on the sea, and when he touched the steering wheel, he immediately came to his senses, and his mouth chattered as if he were standing in the wheelhouse of the Bismarck.

"Men should come to the sea to fight, you see, you're excited again......" Eliza didn't care what Hong Tao was muttering, she stuck it on Hong Tao's back, and her two hands went around Hong Tao's body and went straight into her shorts.

"You're a kraken, if you continue like this, I won't be able to reach Seal Rock and I'll have to be sucked dry by you......" Hong Tao is now in pain and happy, with the rough sea in front of him, and he has to fight it with all his might;

Relying on a good physique, Hong Tao still made it to Seal Rock, and the first thing he did after going ashore was to call Han Xue and ask her to find someone to bring him more precious medicinal materials, and he had to continue to drink the second grandmother's decoction. This thing is very troublesome, because many precious medicinal materials of animal types are contraband, and they cannot enter the country through the normal way, so they can only be carried with them, and the amount cannot be too large.

Strange to say, as soon as the sailboat entered Monterey Bay, the wind became less and the swells became smaller, but the sea here was unobstructed, so why did there change in this way? Eliza couldn't tell why, but she judged that it might be a problem with the water temperature. The water temperature in Monterey Bay is significantly higher than in other waters, so it can cause strong convection in the seawater and may also cause changes in the microclimate. The exact reason for this is unclear, but she is an amateur sailor and does not specialize in marine climate.

Eliza's claim is scientific, and Monterey Bay is said to be a year-round sight of whales, as there are large populations of krill, which are the main food for baleen whales. Unfortunately, Hong Tao's luck was not good enough this time, not a single whale hair was seen, but a few mischievous dolphins kept scurrying in front of the bow of the boat, as if they were pilot boats, leading the sailboat slowly towards Seal Rock.

A huge sailboat suddenly came to the beach, which attracted the attention of not only the tourists, but also the people on the seal rock standing on the roof and looking out to sea. As a result, Hong Tao, who was holding a telescope, found Tan Jing, who was also holding a telescope, and the two of them waved to each other almost at the same time, and then the people on the roof ran down in a swarm, and soon appeared on the newly built small pier.

Don't look at Eliza usually like a man, but when she gets to the sea, she is very attentive, and keeps staring at the sonar equipment on the bridge. When the water was less than ten meters deep, she turned off the engine and lowered the anchor in the bow. According to her, the unfamiliar shore must not be careless, and it is necessary to drive the dinghy with a spare rope to probe before approaching the dock, mainly because the draft of the ship is too deep.

Hong Tao had no interest in resisting Eliza's order. She is right, although it may be too meticulous, but the most important thing to need when sailing on the sea is meticulous, Hong Tao himself can be so-so, but everyone can't be so-so, then if you go to the sea, you really go to death. Good habits start with yourself, so Hong Tao firmly supports Eliza's decision, no matter how tired and lazy he is, he has to release the dinghy from the stern, drag the rope and start to explore the water depth. It wasn't until the route outside the pier was explored that the galleon slowly leaned across the pier.

"I'll go first! I'll go first!" As soon as the ball touched the dock, Tan Jing took the lead and pounced, pulling the suspension ladder at the stern, and climbing up with both hands and feet.

"Ancestor...... Be careful!" Hong Tao didn't expect Tan Jing to become so fierce now, so he hurriedly threw down the sail rope and ran over to pull her up, if she fell, it would be troublesome.

"Wow...... So the sailboat is so big! Ah...... Eliza, why did you climb so high, come down, come down!" Tan Jing's neck was about to break, and she saw the top of the high mast, and at this time, Eliza was standing on the top of the mast to disassemble the mast light, and there was a light bulb that was broken. Tan Jing was dizzy when she looked at it below, and shouted at Elisa with her feet.

"Don't scare her, go and wait for me on the sofa, I'll drag the aunt and grandmother below first......" Hong Tao covered Tan Jing's mouth, her singer's voice was about to catch up with the whistle. At this time, there was something going on below, Ah Shan didn't have the same long legs as Tan Jing, and her skills were not as agile as those who had been practicing dance since childhood, and she didn't dare to lift her feet to step on the hanging ladder on the back deck after trying several times, and she was pouting and angry. (To be continued......) R1292