When does it blow 20+ knots NW at sunset in Santa Monica bay? When you need to deliver your boat double-handed overnight to Santa Barbara, of course!
Turns out that there was a fairly steep pressure gradient in the area from Tropical Storm Ivo hanging around off Baja.
In truth, we got some nice sailing in, which we didn’t expect, but if made for a longer trip than expected, since the wind was (of course) right on the nose.