Wednesday, May 09, 2007
TUESDAY-- 8 MAY 07-- AROUND ANGEL ISLAND WITH JOHN AND ERICA
John Navas joined us again for a midweek outing and a new mate, Erica, came for the first time as the weather gods favored us with more sunny and warm weather. We left port about 1:45, raised single-reefed main, pulled out full jib and headed toward the lee side of Angel Island.
As we headed across the bay, we spotted a lovely Beneteau flying an asymmetrical kite headed our way. SURROSA passed in front of us and then headed up a bit toward Richmond, not actually making much faster headway than we were.
As we approached the lee side of Angel Island, we saw this Transpac 52 named SALSA PR-something, headed south on close-hauled starboard tack, followed by a protector and apparently practicing for a race. Doesn't she look spectacular?
As we sailed way to the east of the western shore of Angel Island to stay in the wind, a large cutter rigged ketch was headed southeast closer to the shore.
We arrived in light air after sailing to a point opposite the east mouth of Raccoon Straits so we shook the reef out of the main and managed to ghost our way into a nice breeze through the straits, whereupon we saw SURROSA again, also headed for the straits and off to port.
We sailed to a point past the north end of the mouth of the straits, well heeled-over on a breeze just on the cusp of being too strong for full canvas, and then tacked toward Angel Island on starboard tack, eventually forcing a tack by this Beneteau headed our way on port tack.
She was slow in trimming her sails and luffing up so we had to pass on her port side, and then, as we approached the shore, we tacked and had to duck behind her, whereupon she also tacked to follow us, perhaps for an informal race-- but again she was slow to trim sails and we soon left her well behind as we blasted westward in a perfect full canvas breeze!
Off in the north, a cutter-rigged, canoe-sterned sailboat, named BALD EAGLE, and flying tired looking sails was headed eastward.
Ayala Cove was populated with only a few boats at the buoys and at the docks as we sailed past.
This center-cockpit sailboat was headed down the straits as we headed up.
We exited the straits and approached the shore of Belevedere before tacking to the southeast, and off to port we spotted a center cockpit sloop with that same slow Beneteau in the distance.
As we sailed up the weather shore of Angel Island, we passed this small race boat enjoying the sparkling waters of the bay....
... and saw a Hunter named SEAHAWK, headed northward along the shore of Angel.
When the wind velocity increased as we approached the central bay, we tacked and headed for Sausalito, passing this Colgate 26 with a huge cockpit and small cabin.
About the middle of the mouth of Richardson Bay, we reefed the jib again and then came about and headed for home port and blasting along in the good winds with some flood current assist. We sailed past pier 35 and then pulled in the jib and came into the wind to douse the main, tied it up and ready the boat for landing as we motored around the cruise ship still tied up at pier 35, but getting ready to depart.
John Navas joined us again for a midweek outing and a new mate, Erica, came for the first time as the weather gods favored us with more sunny and warm weather. We left port about 1:45, raised single-reefed main, pulled out full jib and headed toward the lee side of Angel Island.
As we headed across the bay, we spotted a lovely Beneteau flying an asymmetrical kite headed our way. SURROSA passed in front of us and then headed up a bit toward Richmond, not actually making much faster headway than we were.
As we approached the lee side of Angel Island, we saw this Transpac 52 named SALSA PR-something, headed south on close-hauled starboard tack, followed by a protector and apparently practicing for a race. Doesn't she look spectacular?
As we sailed way to the east of the western shore of Angel Island to stay in the wind, a large cutter rigged ketch was headed southeast closer to the shore.
We arrived in light air after sailing to a point opposite the east mouth of Raccoon Straits so we shook the reef out of the main and managed to ghost our way into a nice breeze through the straits, whereupon we saw SURROSA again, also headed for the straits and off to port.
We sailed to a point past the north end of the mouth of the straits, well heeled-over on a breeze just on the cusp of being too strong for full canvas, and then tacked toward Angel Island on starboard tack, eventually forcing a tack by this Beneteau headed our way on port tack.
She was slow in trimming her sails and luffing up so we had to pass on her port side, and then, as we approached the shore, we tacked and had to duck behind her, whereupon she also tacked to follow us, perhaps for an informal race-- but again she was slow to trim sails and we soon left her well behind as we blasted westward in a perfect full canvas breeze!
Off in the north, a cutter-rigged, canoe-sterned sailboat, named BALD EAGLE, and flying tired looking sails was headed eastward.
Ayala Cove was populated with only a few boats at the buoys and at the docks as we sailed past.
This center-cockpit sailboat was headed down the straits as we headed up.
We exited the straits and approached the shore of Belevedere before tacking to the southeast, and off to port we spotted a center cockpit sloop with that same slow Beneteau in the distance.
As we sailed up the weather shore of Angel Island, we passed this small race boat enjoying the sparkling waters of the bay....
... and saw a Hunter named SEAHAWK, headed northward along the shore of Angel.
When the wind velocity increased as we approached the central bay, we tacked and headed for Sausalito, passing this Colgate 26 with a huge cockpit and small cabin.
About the middle of the mouth of Richardson Bay, we reefed the jib again and then came about and headed for home port and blasting along in the good winds with some flood current assist. We sailed past pier 35 and then pulled in the jib and came into the wind to douse the main, tied it up and ready the boat for landing as we motored around the cruise ship still tied up at pier 35, but getting ready to depart.
# posted by charlie bergstedt @ 2:50 PM 
