Departure: Clipper Arrival: Clipper Distance (nm): 23.9 Engine Hours: 1 Crew & Guests: Julian, Colin, Weather: Usual wind - warm Log: A long overdue trip out with Bob & Dave, over towards Alcatraz, behind Angel Island and off to anchor in Paradise Cove. Sarah & David on Gigi came by, but with no dinghy between … Continue reading July 4th with Bob & Dave
Category: Cruising Logbook
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.
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
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
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
David & Sarah
Departure: Clipper Arrival: Clipper Distance (nm): 24.2 nm Engine Hours: 45 minutes Crew & Guests: Julian, Colin, Sarah & David Weather: Sunny with a bit of a chill (usual summer weather pattern) Log: Colin and I stayed on board on Friday, and after taking Marley back home (to safety!), Sarah and David arrived for a trip … Continue reading David & Sarah
The Copping Cruise
Departure: Clipper Arrival: Clipper Distance (nm): 17.0 nm Engine Hours: 45 minutes Crew & Guests: Julian, Colin, Allan and Fraser Copping Weather: Sunny and warm, but wonder than yesterday with gusts to 25 kn. Log: After some prior arranging, Allan, on a road trip with his son Fraser, stopped by at Sausalito on his way … Continue reading The Copping Cruise
Rounding Treasure Island
Departure: Clipper Arrival: Clipper Distance (nm): 24.3nm Engine Hours: 1 hr Crew & Guests: Julian, Colin and Marley Weather: Sunny and warm Log: Perfect spring weather! Woke up on the boat to a warm and sunny day, and after a trip to West Marine (flip flops for Colin) set off for the usual whirl, but … Continue reading Rounding Treasure Island
Catching up with Stuart
Departure: Clipper Arrival: Clipper Distance (nm): 15.2 Engine Hours: 1 Crew & Guests: Julian, Stuart Goldstein and Marley Weather: A bit chilly and overcast, but manageable winds (no reef required) Log: It was great to catch up with Stuart, after way too long. We started off with a coffee on board and headed out for … Continue reading Catching up with Stuart
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).










