We went out of channel islands harbor monday, June 26th and the conditions were very poor also. The forecast was for 10 to 15 kt winds and 2-3 ft swells and it was off. We planned to head to Santa Cruz Island for some WSB and made it to Gina Platform and turned around and went to Rincon. Right when we got there the wind picked up and white caps started popping up everywhere. Well we got back to port and pulled out the boat and then there were thunderstorms. You could see lightning and rain offshore, but thankfully we weren't out there. It was a very wet and rough ride like yours Genelie, minus the fear for survival.