Monday, July 02, 2007
FRIDAY 29 JUNE 07-- SOLO MORNING SAIL WITH MODERATE WINDS AND FOG
We left port about 9:30 am with winds of only a few knots blowing.
In the west the fog was completely obscuring the gate and Sausalito with a fiinger of fog also obscuring all of Angel Island.
We were ghosting along, pointing westward but with the flood current resisting us, giving us a basically northward vector, as the city behind us was mostly enjoying sunshine.
A large ketch, named GLORY DAYS, was motoring east, perhaps heading someplace to pick up passengers.
A bit later, the top of Angel Island became visible as the fog finger thinned.
The breeze freshened and we were then able to make westward progress toward the east shore of Alcatraz.
After approaching the shore of Alcatraz, we tacked to the south and soon encountered a large and quite strong flood eddy that pushed us off course for a while as we passed through it.
Alcatraz was enjoying mostly sunshine at this time.
Now the fog was startign to lift off the water and Sausalito became visible.
An Army Corps of Engineers surver boat, named WILDCAT, was steaming around, perhaps taking depth readings.
The city was still enjoying sunshine as we approached the shore near pier 45.
A tourist helicopter passed overhead, heading into the fog.
We tacked to head westward for a while again, and as the winds declined again, we approached a small power boat with the skipper trying to raise the anchor, and eventually having to power over the anchor to dislodge it from the bottom.
We came about and headed back toward home port and watched ADVENTURE CAT2 heading out for its first sail of the day.
The fog was now spreading over the bay and Alcatraz was almost obscured now.
The city was still enjoying sunshine with some bits of marine layer scudding overhead.
Winds were now picking up and blowing at a velocity in the range of 10-15 knots at this point.
We doused sails in the lee of pier 35 and headed back into port.
Later that evening as we were returning to the marina, we were treated to a summer type sunset with some brilliant color display on the clouds in the west and over the headlands.
Some pelican flocks passed as the sunset developed.
Some brilliant sunset color continued to develop.
After watching the sunset for a while. we headed around the end of pier 39 and saw the brilliant full moon rising over pier 35.
A truly beautiful evening!
We left port about 9:30 am with winds of only a few knots blowing.
In the west the fog was completely obscuring the gate and Sausalito with a fiinger of fog also obscuring all of Angel Island.
We were ghosting along, pointing westward but with the flood current resisting us, giving us a basically northward vector, as the city behind us was mostly enjoying sunshine.
A large ketch, named GLORY DAYS, was motoring east, perhaps heading someplace to pick up passengers.
A bit later, the top of Angel Island became visible as the fog finger thinned.
The breeze freshened and we were then able to make westward progress toward the east shore of Alcatraz.
After approaching the shore of Alcatraz, we tacked to the south and soon encountered a large and quite strong flood eddy that pushed us off course for a while as we passed through it.
Alcatraz was enjoying mostly sunshine at this time.
Now the fog was startign to lift off the water and Sausalito became visible.
An Army Corps of Engineers surver boat, named WILDCAT, was steaming around, perhaps taking depth readings.
The city was still enjoying sunshine as we approached the shore near pier 45.
A tourist helicopter passed overhead, heading into the fog.
We tacked to head westward for a while again, and as the winds declined again, we approached a small power boat with the skipper trying to raise the anchor, and eventually having to power over the anchor to dislodge it from the bottom.
We came about and headed back toward home port and watched ADVENTURE CAT2 heading out for its first sail of the day.
The fog was now spreading over the bay and Alcatraz was almost obscured now.
The city was still enjoying sunshine with some bits of marine layer scudding overhead.
Winds were now picking up and blowing at a velocity in the range of 10-15 knots at this point.
We doused sails in the lee of pier 35 and headed back into port.
Later that evening as we were returning to the marina, we were treated to a summer type sunset with some brilliant color display on the clouds in the west and over the headlands.
Some pelican flocks passed as the sunset developed.
Some brilliant sunset color continued to develop.
After watching the sunset for a while. we headed around the end of pier 39 and saw the brilliant full moon rising over pier 35.
A truly beautiful evening!
# posted by charlie bergstedt @ 3:17 PM 
