Departure: Clipper Arrival: Clipper Distance (nm): 11.2 Engine Hours: 1.0 Crew & Guests: Julian, Colin, and a not too miserable Marley Weather: Sunny and the breeze finally filled in. Log: Saturday was spent removing the old electronics equipment at the helm, and installing the new binnacle mount and chartplotter, which required a trip home to … Continue reading Big Tides, New Chartplotter
Tag: Golden Gate Bridge Sailing
Berkeley bound and backing in
Departure: Clipper Arrival: Clipper Distance (nm): 15.6 Engine Hours: 1.5 Crew & Guests: Julian, Colin. Weather: Light wind, sun and a surprising chill. Log: We had more motivation than wind this morning, and with Marley off for the day to get a haircut it was an opportunity to sail without scaring the poor thing, but … Continue reading Berkeley bound and backing in
Spinnaker Sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge
Departure: Clipper Arrival: Clipper Distance (nm): 26.8 Engine Hours: 1.5 Crew & Guests: Julian, Colin, Marley Weather: Warm, then cool (repeat), light wind Log: Really pleasant weather - calm enough we dragged Marley along for the ride - but enough wind to get going. Headed out the gate and returned under the Golden Gate Bridge … Continue reading Spinnaker Sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge
How not to settle in for the night in Sausalito. No it is not Boundless!
Departure: Clipper Arrival: Clipper Distance (nm): 6.8 Engine Hours: Crew & Guests: Julian, Colin, Marley Weather: Super light wind Log: After a couple of jobs (bathroom light, fres water washdownt inline cut-off, mast check for electronics), including sending Colin to the TOP of the mast, headed out for a sail, but the wind was super … Continue reading How not to settle in for the night in Sausalito. No it is not Boundless!
Flat water out the Gate (not Fake News)
Departure: Clipper Arrival: Clipper Distance (nm): 15.4 Engine Hours: 1.5 Crew & Guests: Julian, Colin, Jeff & Farrah Weather: Reasonable breeze (light) but mysteriously calm out the Gate. Log: Probably 7 years since Jeff came for a sail, so it was time. He and Farrah stopped by on their way down to L.A. (driving). We … Continue reading Flat water out the Gate (not Fake News)
Fleet Week (avoided)
Departure: Clipper Arrival: Clipper Distance (nm): 13.0nm Engine Hours: 2 Crew & Guests: Julian, Colin, Weather: Warm and sunny - nice blow in the afternoon Log: Fleet week, and looking to avoid the Bay crazy, and try a bit of close manouvering picking up buoys in Angel Island we made a detour from Raccoon Straights, … Continue reading Fleet Week (avoided)
Spinnaker out the Gate
Departure: Clipper Arrival: Clipper Distance (nm): 26.9 Engine Hours: 1.5 Crew & Guests: Julian, Colin, Weather: light winds, warm Log: Fun day straight out the Gate with the intention of getting far enough out that we could get the spinnaker sorted. Not much wind, but there was a big rolling swell, and after doing way … Continue reading Spinnaker out the Gate
Dodging the Victory Ship
Departure: Clipper Arrival: Clipper Distance (nm): 16.8 nm Engine Hours: 1 hour Crew & Guests: Julian, Colin, Weather: Really flat water (strange) wind lighter than usual. Log: We had big plans for going out the Gate, but when we got up things were well socked in, so leaving a little later than we expected … Continue reading Dodging the Victory Ship
Short sail on the Long Weekend
Departure: Clipper Arrival: Clipper Distance (nm): 16.2 nm Engine Hours: 1 hour Crew & Guests: Julian, Colin, Marley Weather: Pretty warm (but not the heatwave of the weekend) Log: After installer the shower drain pump assembly (for the second time, and after rejecting the first sump option installed last weekend), we set off with the … Continue reading Short sail on the Long Weekend
Sail ‘n then … Projects
Departure: Clipper Arrival: Clipper Distance (nm): 11.1 Engine Hours: 1 Crew & Guests: Julian, Colin, Weather: Sunny & windy Log: We wanted to take the boat out for a spin, and headed off fairly early, knowing we were going to have to get back to start on the various projects on the list. We weren't … Continue reading Sail ‘n then … Projects