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I just can't imagine righting a tandem in a storm, without having to lose some of your gear in between, and continue after 

I just can't imagine righting a tandem in a storm, without having to lose some of your gear in between, and continue after 

hahaha, I will prepare for it, tire them to kayak.

Or put small thing inside a box, tire box to kayak. Like this link shows:
https://blog.wenxuecity.com/myblog/1797/202407/30887.html

Cape D has an interesting history for sure, but do remember that you'll be offshore.  The "Graveyard of the Pacific" is only the river mouth and its bar.  Since you're planning to stay out, it should only be a consideration for emergency landing access.

I wish you luck on the trip!  It's awesome to see you basically filling in the entire West coast of the continent bit by bit!  Next up, kayak with the whale migration to the tip of Baja?

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Hi Tedski, yes, the mouth of Columbia river is the most dangerous area. For the graveyard of pacific, its cover some specific area as below picture shows. The main reason to call graveyard, because the weather can not be predicted accurately. For example, one of my friends who from R2AK, she used sail boat from Port Townsend to San Francisco two times, one time she almost die in that area, because that day the weather forecast is only 10mph wind speed, but within 5 minutes its suddenly increased to around 50mph, she didn’t has enough time to fold the sail, the strong wind damage the sail, and tease sail to couple pieces. If my kayak encounter this kind of bad weather, it will be capsize.

That day she sail the boat near to shore, theoretically the temperature difference between ocean and land will cause the wind, so keep some distance from shore will be a good choice, but if too far away from shore, the ocean wind is also big, so how far from shore is the best, this is a real question for me.

Hi Tedski, I remember you were coast guard before, I guess you have lots of knowledge about how far from shore is the best for kayak, can you share your knowledge and experience?

And also,  do you have the email address of Cape Disappointment CG? I tried to search it in internet, but no lucky, I want to ask them in that area, which month and how far away from shore will be better for kayak trip, and in case I tripped in a dangerous situation which I cannot escape by myself, if I press the PLB button, will they come at midnight, and it take how long time usually? By boat ot helicopter? Thank you!

I no plan use my kayak to Baja, I already kayaking from San Francisco to San Diego already, so for south coast line, I am done. If I still alive after 6 yea, that time i will retire, I will sell one house to buy a good quality and big size sail boat, travel all around this earth, and fishing all the way.This is on my future to do list, this is my ultimate goal, my ultimate dream.

I just can't imagine righting a tandem in a storm, without having to lose some of your gear in between, and continue after 

hahaha, I will prepare for it, tire them to kayak.

Or put small thing inside a box, tire box to kayak. Like this link shows:
https://blog.wenxuecity.com/myblog/1797/202407/30887.html

Mr X, you're crazy but you're my kind 

Before doing this journey please practice capsizing your tandem and make a loop to loop to help with righting the kayak. It could help as a step ladder too if need be. Good luck Xia.

Hi Mark,
Thank you very much for sharing the capsize experience, this is really valuable to me. I am planning someday go to HMB to practice capsize and recover skill ...

If you want somebody to provide moral support while you practice righting from a capsize, LMK and I can be out there on my AI. You could practice at Lexington Reservoir, which might be a better place to start.

Here's a good video on capsize recovery. Of course, dealing with all of the gear that you carry would make it more complicated, but the basic idea should still work...

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Hi Tedski, yes, the mouth of Columbia river is the most dangerous area. For the graveyard of pacific, its cover some specific area as below picture shows. The main reason to call graveyard, because the weather can not be predicted accurately. For example, one of my friends who from R2AK, she used sail boat from Port Townsend to San Francisco two times, one time she almost die in that area, because that day the weather forecast is only 10mph wind speed, but within 5 minutes its suddenly increased to around 50mph, she didn’t has enough time to fold the sail, the strong wind damage the sail, and tease sail to couple pieces. If my kayak encounter this kind of bad weather, it will be capsize.

That day she sail the boat near to shore, theoretically the temperature difference between ocean and land will cause the wind, so keep some distance from shore will be a good choice, but if too far away from shore, the ocean wind is also big, so how far from shore is the best, this is a real question for me.

Hi Tedski, I remember you were coast guard before, I guess you have lots of knowledge about how far from shore is the best for kayak, can you share your knowledge and experience?

And also,  do you have the email address of Cape Disappointment CG? I tried to search it in internet, but no lucky, I want to ask them in that area, which month and how far away from shore will be better for kayak trip, and in case I tripped in a dangerous situation which I cannot escape by myself, if I press the PLB button, will they come at midnight, and it take how long time usually? By boat ot helicopter? Thank you!

I no plan use my kayak to Baja, I already kayaking from San Francisco to San Diego already, so for south coast line, I am done. If I still alive after 6 yea, that time i will retire, I will sell one house to buy a good quality and big size sail boat, travel all around this earth, and fishing all the way.This is on my future to do list, this is my ultimate goal, my ultimate dream.

The USCG doesn't usually monitor specific email addresses for public consultation like that.  They simply don't have the budget.  I will tap into my network and see if I can get you someone to contact directly -- I have a few old shipmates who served and trained at Cape D.  Another option would be to contact the civilian branch of the UCSG -- The USCG Auxiliary.  They are the ones more equipped for public consultation like that.  That area is served by Flotilla 6-2 in District 13... here's their website: https://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=130-06-02

As for your PLB activation, it's no different than anywhere else along the coast of the US.  Here's how it'd work.  You activate your PLB and your PLB immediately starts sending positions to the Rescue Coordination Center in Seattle which is manned by the USCG and USAF (USAF handles inland SAR cases).  Your position accuracy improves with each ping from your PLB, so they get a smaller and smaller circle of where you are on their map as time goes on.  They immediately launch assets -- in your case it will likely be a C-130 and/or a helicopter.  The C-130 can get on scene fast and find you to help the other assets come more accurately since they have shorter fuel range.  The helicopter will be shortly behind and would be the ones doing the rescue.  If you're close enough to shore, they may also launch a 47' Motor Lifeboat  out of one of the small boat stations along the coast.  They would be last on scene since they're slower than the air assets.  This will happen any time of day or night in most weather conditions.  Additionally, any other assets in the area will be dispatched to your position.  A cutter is passing by?  They're now diverted to your location.  A container ship is nearby?  They're also asked to go to your location.  A cruise ship?  Same.  A Navy ship?  It's coming.  A fishing vessel is in the area?  They'll be heading over.  State, County and Local assets also get dispatched where able.  This is all covered in the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual, if you want to read up more deeply on the procedures.

In addition to pressing your PLB, you should also be calling a mayday on the radio.  Review the Mayday procedure and know it by heart so you can get your broadcast out there accurately (I'd even suggest printing and laminating a template to read from).  If there are fishing vessels or merchant vessels in the area that hear your mayday, they will be headed your way before the helicopter gets off the ground.  They may be the closest assets and the quickest to arrive.  They'll relay your Mayday to the USCG and in addition to your PLB signal, you'll have all kinds of help on scene.

Once you press the button on the PLB, in addition to sending your position over 406 mHz, it will also start transmitting on 121.5 mHz.  This transmission is for assets to home in on you once they are nearby.  Rescue assets have directional antennas that will basically point to the source of the 121.5 beacon.  This is why it's okay for the position to be inaccurate at first.  It gets the assets close enough to pick your beacon.

The most likely helicopter to come to you will be the MH-60 which is considered an "all-weather aircraft."  To put that in numbers, as long as where they take off from isn't over 45 knots of wind, they will launch.  As long as their on scene visibility is above 0.25 NM, they will perform a rescue (this can be waived by their CO and those waivers are routinely requested).  The helicopter has a 700 NM range, so as long as you're within ~300 NM of the nearest USCG Air Station, you're good to go.

There is no cost to you for these rescues.  You already paid your taxes and that's what funds this.  There isn't even a mechanism for billing.  This is government working as intended.

There are a few things to note.  You will most likely be leaving your kayak behind at sea and saying goodbye to it there.  A fishing vessel may pick it up for you, but the USCG crews won't.  They simply don't have room and aren't equipped to stow it well enough to get you back to shore as quickly as possible in addition to commercial salvors wanting that business.  They will mark the position where they hoisted you and you will be able to provide that to a commercial salvor who you can pay to go recover it if you want, but it'd probably be cost prohibitive.

I hope that helps and if you want clarification on any of the above points, don't hesitate to ask.

Before doing this journey please practice capsizing your tandem and make a loop to loop to help with righting the kayak. It could help as a step ladder too if need be. Good luck Xia.

Hi Fishbushing, sure, i will do that. Thank you!

If you want somebody to provide moral support while you practice righting from a capsize, LMK and I can be out there on my AI.

Hi Mark, thank you for your kindness, I will message you when i go to practice 

Hi Tedski,
Thank you very much, appreciate your valuable information! Let me dig in deeper