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.
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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 historic launching of the Matthew Turner (we missed it!)
Departure: Clipper Arrival: Clipper Distance (nm): 23.5 Engine Hours: 1.25 Crew & Guests: Julian, Colin, Marley Weather: Sunny, good wind (light behind Angel Island) Log: Awoke on board to sunny blue skies and warm breezes. IT'S SAILING time . Even better its sailing time in shorts and tshirts! 😄No plans except to enjoy the sun, … Continue reading The historic launching of the Matthew Turner (we missed it!)
“Then they tried to kill me” with Tyler and Kassandra
Departure: Clipper Arrival: Clipper (via Ayala Cove) Distance (nm): 20.9 Engine Hours: 1.25 Crew & Guests: Julian, Colin, Tyler & Kassandra Weather: Sunny, and variable wind to 20+. Log: In an effort to get Tyler a new 'sailing pic' to replace his now years old current Facebook profile photo, we headed to the boat with … Continue reading “Then they tried to kill me” with Tyler and Kassandra
Trip out (& fuel-up) with David
Departure: Clipper Yacht Harbor Arrival: Clipper Yacht Harbor (via the fuel dock) Distance (nm): 14.4 Engine Hours: 45 mins Crew & Guests: Julian & Colin, David Tucker, and Marley Weather: Winds 5-15kts, sunny Log: We spent out first night on board and David and Sarah met us at the dock at noon. While Sarah headed … Continue reading Trip out (& fuel-up) with David