Bavaria 42' Ocean

This German built 2001 center cockpit is berthed in Alamitos Bay, Long Beach. Lynn, professor and playwright, and Mark Nelson, fire engineer and art historian, bought the boat in 2001 in Vancouver, Canada and sailed it from there to Long Beach. Since then, Convergence has plied the waters of Southern California from the Mexican border to Santa Barbara and from the Sea of Cortez back home.

August 2020




A hike up canyon from White's Landing, Catalina (August 2020) revealed buffalo, a Catalina Island fox, and much foliage. Starting in Cat Harbor where it was quite chilly and windy, we came around to the warmer side to find blue skies and warm waters. 
 On the way home spotted two blue whales spouting as they glided along. Above, with the last few meals, a devised pasta sauce that is a keeper.

Recipe: Convergence Pasta Sauce

Like our Boat’s name, with this sauce all things come together. 


Toward the end of a cruise, we tend to try to use up the provisions that we have. 

No amounts are listed. This is a “leftovers” recipe, so use what you have and judge amounts accordingly.


Start with:

 Onion, carrot, bell pepper, fresh tomatoes—chop finely. If you are near a food processor, use that for onions & carrots.

Begin with onions, carrots and cook in small amount of olive oil. Add bell peppers & tomatoes. 

Add a little bit of water to steam and cook thoroughly. (about fifteen minutes on low)

Add salt, pepper, two or three cloves of garlic, basil ,oregano, paprika, catsup (or whatever red sauce you like).

Add some sort of cheese. I added spread cheese left over. It had a few spices of its own.


Cook for about 10 minutes on low heat

When ready to eat add red wine, heat, stir, serve over pasta.