Sept 12, 2010 Partial trip view

Below is a partial track using Navionics Iphone Chart app. The app
turned off on the way back (where the yellow line goes from off
Alameda point to my slip. The actual track was simply
back the same way we came out. Additional pictures and a description of the sail are posted below.

Sept 12, 2010

San Francisco skyline viewed through the Bay Bridge

Sept 12, 2010

Doron at the helm

September 12, 2010

Sandra enjoying the sun in the estuary

Sept 12, 2010

Start Time: 9/12/10 12:06 PM
End Time: 9/12/10 4:31 PM

Active track info:

Distance: 19.7 NM

Average Speed: 4.4 kts
Max Speed: 5.8 kts

Up above you can see a picture of our track for this sail.

Doron, Sandra Lynne and I sailed down to Encinal HS to try to see a filming of a Mythbusters program. Got there too late but had a fun sail. The attached track shows about 2/3 of the trip. Winds were moderate and the temperature was perfect.

Sept 6, 2010

Lynne and I took Kim and Paul Lipkin out for a Labor Day sail. Winds were very light so we motored up to Clipper Cove for lunch and had a great spread and very enjoyable lunch on the hook. After lunch we left clipper Cove and turned North along the east side of TI. Winds were about 16-19 kts, high enough for a fun sail. On the back side of TI I lost my hat, so we were able to practice some COB drills to retrieve it. We then sailed back to the estuary along the west side of TI and the winds peaked at about 22 kts, but then were down to 10 kts by the time we were half way down the estuary. Left the slip at around 1200 and were back by 1700 and did about 20 miles round trip.

Sailing with Mike and Jeff

Jeff and Mike Under Bay Bridge

Sunset and Fog

Crossing the slot was a bit wet and wild!

Sept. 3-4, 2010

Lynne and I has a full day sailing on September 3rd. We motored out the estuary with Lynne at the helm. We had agreed to meet some of Lynne's sailing classmates, Mike and Jeff and their wives, at Pier 1.5 and go out to lunch at a a Peruvian restaurant that is right on the water. Her friends had chartered a boat and were sailing over to meet us there.

After lunch we decided to sail across the bay and around Angel Island and the raft up at clipper cove. However the sail across the bay was a wild one. The winds we blowing in excess of 25 knots so we had to put in both reefs and still had a wet and wild crossing. So instead of continuing to Clipper Cove we decided to take a slip at Ayla Cove on Angel Island. We had a nice time socializing with a nice spread of wine cheese and munchies.

We the headed back across the bay and the winds were still blowing hard in the slot. So we had to put in a double reef. When we got into the slot the fog was down at sea level so I had Lynne's friends, who did not have radar, follow behind me and we motor-sailed across the slot. Once we got to the bay bridge we broke into sunshine again and Lynne's friends continued down to club nautique to return their boat. Lynne and I turned left and headed back to Treasure Island to anchor out for the night.

Pete and Bethany sailed up from Alameda to start their weekend sail down to half moon bay and then they were planning on coming back and sailing around the San Francisco Bay for the rest of the week. Their friends John and Dawn came up in their boat and we all rafted up together and had a great time eating, drinking and talking.

On Saturday our friends departed early. Lynne and I made some coffee, finished a crossword puzzle together and sailed back to our slip.