April 20, 2008

A great day on the Bay this Sunday.  My good friends Michael Pattee, Pete Butler and Bethany Smith join me on Wildcat for a sail up the Oakland estuary, south to the Alameda Naval Station harbor entrance, north to the Bay bridge and back down the estuary, about  a 14 mile sail.  Winds were strong, ranging from 15-20 steady and justs to 25.  We double reefed the sail and still maintained almost hull speed.  It was a run down the estuary at the end and even with a double reef in we were passing other larger boats. A bit of wine and cheese at the end of the trip at the dock topped off the 4 hour sail.