It's supposedly the safest way out into the open ocean on the whole west coast, so it's been my buddy since my boat is not really an ocean boat, name notwithstanding (Sea Runner). The geology of that spot is pretty unique. Tiny little harbor, and you motor out through a NARROW channel in hard rock. Somehow, things then transition to the ocean without a bar crossing in the normal sense; since there's no river or big bay there, this is partly because there's not a lot of tidal transfer happening, which is a big part of bar effect (I'm told, ain't an expert by any stretch!)
