The wind died after we passed under the Carquenez Bridge and we ended up motoring up to Martinez to get a berth for the night. After checking in we motored over to Benicia Marina to top off the fuel tank and then headed up to the mothball fleet. We counted about 50 ships in the river and passed right by the battleship IOWA. Very impressive. We then motored back to Martinez for the night. When we arrived we saw one other visiting boat, a Hunter from Club Nautique. I hoisted by CN bergee and when they got back from dinner in Martinez the skipper came by for a chat.
The next day we sailed back to China Camp. The tide and wind were against us, so it was a lot of tacking. But tacking on my boat is very easy, so we have a fine time sailing back. Then winds died about 30 minutes outside of China Camp so we ended up motoring in. We were able to anchor just about where we were two nights before.
On Monday we headed back to Alameda. Once again the wind and tide were against us, but this time right on our nose. So we ended up motoring till we got to Angel Island. Ayala Cover was packed so we motored over to Richardson Bay to anchor for lunch. Once in the Bay we decided to motor down to Club Nautique and take a slip at their dock. We had a nice lunch and then headed back to Clipper Cove. Doron and Sandra had chartered a boat and we agreed to meet them and raft up. Just as we exited Richardson Bay the winds picked up. We were making 8.5-9 knts SOG on a beam to broad reach with an apparent wind of 18-20 knts. The boat handled fine and we were at Clipper Cove in no time. After an enjoyable raft up with Sandra and Doron and their crew, we headed back to Alameda for the night, arriving at about 1930.
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