Category: Cruising Logbook

5-Day cruise to Monterey Bay –  Capitola and Santa Cruz (video)

5-Day cruise to Monterey Bay – Capitola and Santa Cruz (video)

DAY ONE: Departure: Clipper Yacht Harbor - 14 June, 2017 Arrival: Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay Distance (nm): 37.9nm Engine Hours:  2 Crew & Guests: Julian, Colin, Weather: Fairly calm to start and building through the day to 15 - 20kts DAY TWO: Departure: Pillar Point Harbor - 15 June 2017 Arrival: Capitola Distance (nm): … Continue reading 5-Day cruise to Monterey Bay – Capitola and Santa Cruz (video)

Wrong Way Around – Angel Island & Yerba Buena.

Wrong Way Around – Angel Island & Yerba Buena.

Departure:  Clipper Arrival:  Clipper Distance (nm):  20 nm Engine Hours: 1 hour Crew & Guests:  Julian, Colin, Marley Weather:  Cold, Hot, Windy, Calm, the usual! Log: A low stress sail.  The tide was flooding, so the gate was out, and doing the usual counter-clockwise City -Yerba Buena - Angel Island route would have left us … Continue reading Wrong Way Around – Angel Island & Yerba Buena.

Memorial Day Dash

Memorial Day Dash

Departure:  Clipper Arrival:  Clipper Distance (nm):  18.1 nm Engine Hours: 45 mins Crew & Guests:  Julian, Colin. Weather: Pretty chilly, grey and gloomy away from Sausalito, with sustained 20+ winds, gusting 25 under the Gate and in the slot. Log:  We spent Friday night aboard, and woke up to a bunch of jobs (fixed the … Continue reading Memorial Day Dash

Plan B – The Richmond Bridge

Plan B – The Richmond Bridge

Departure:  Clipper Arrival:  Clipper Distance (nm):  25.4 nm Engine Hours:  1 hr Crew & Guests:  Julian, Colin. Weather:  Warm and sunny - dense fog through the Gate - and hung around all day. Log:  A great weekend on the boat in total.  We arrived on a warm Friday evening, and put the jib on after … Continue reading Plan B – The Richmond Bridge

Angel Island/Alcatraz circumnavigation (with Mum).

Angel Island/Alcatraz circumnavigation (with Mum).

Departure:  Clipper Arrival:  Clipper Distance (nm):  16.8 Engine Hours:  1 Crew & Guests:  Julian, Colin, and Joan Weather:  Fairly warm and sunny, and winds slightly lighter than the usual. Log:  After a Saturday touring the boat show in the East Bay, we were ready on Sunday to head out with Ma/Joan for a sail on … Continue reading Angel Island/Alcatraz circumnavigation (with Mum).