May 4, 2008

Doron and I left the dock on Wildcat at about 1:30 on Sunday for a sail up the Oakland estuary. Winds were moderate at about 15 to 20 kts. The direction of the wind was good for sailing up the estuary. We sailed all the way up and got to the entrance to the estuary at about 3:30. I had a father-son barbeque with Andrew at 5pm so we had to turn around and sail back on a broad reach. We caught up and passed an number of larger boats. The Nonsuch really does great on a broad reach. Total distance, with tacks, was about 14 miles. We got back at about 4:30 and left the boat at about 4:45. A very unjoyable sail, made even more enjoyable by the food and beers that Doron brought along.