Jim took a couple of us out to watch the 420 races... But we just sat there watching the kids bob around. No wind, no races. Still better than a day at the office!
Century Club: Mario Santana
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
J&R came to hang with their parents
G messing around in boats
The annual surveys the remnants of the fleet
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Gunwhale in the water
Splish splash
Good wind, crazy big seas, a good time with C.
Monday, August 5, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
The fearless crew
Long bow wave at speed
Sunsets moving left again
Finally, string steady winds without a hint of storms on a Monday night - we got our distance race out to R2 and 1AH. Heavy seas and four of us in the white knockabout made for a really fun, wet evening. Susan the math teacher was amazing.
Sunday, August 4, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Honu on the bow
We had a great view of the Two Bridge Fiasco
Took Honu out for the day, with Stephen and Rhonda, Jamey, and Massey. Had a pleasant sail. Anchored for lunch. Practiced reversing at the speed buoy and a bunch of docking reps.
A useful and fun day.
Saturday, August 3, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Heading out
Gonna need a really high tide to float this guy...
G and I
Spent a productive couple of hours on SG practicing spin stuff. We set well, I think we cracked the code on gybes, and we made progress on douses. Did a little tourism around the grounded yacht.
Friday, August 2, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
The fearless crew
Crab pot, dead ahead! (They're friggin invisible sometimes)
M and I took Cirrus out to explore the corners of the ANSS sailing area. It was hot, but the breeze was fresh and the water was cool. I almost got a picture of a Marine Osprey and a feathered osprey in the same patch of sky, but no dice.
A great few hours on the water.
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Not a lot of shade in this little boat!
My ugly mug
Took the P15 out for a practice sail. Very different experience from a rainbow, hard to get a nice crisp tack even after 10 or 20 reps they were pretty sloppy. If you have a problem, and the solution is to sail more, do you really have a problem after all? :) I'll be back on the P15 soon.
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Beautiful sunny afternoon before the storms came out of nowhere.
Rain in the Bay.
The winds blew a tree down on top of this unfortunate car
Was going to be a quick P15 solo to warm up before racing, but Nate was available so we took a rainbow out. Got caught in a bit of rain after a few practice maneuvers, hauled butt back to dock through a bit of rain, well clear of thunder that picked up in spite of clean radar.
Thunder was bad enough that races were cancelled but the SG team had a great time breaking bread at pirates cove.
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
My ugly mug
A pleasant couple of hours in 12-15kn practicing maneuvers, starts, v roundings, etc. Yellow Chinook was fast and sailed well.
Monday, July 29, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Heeling hard!
Fearless crew
An exciting series of races after a short solo warmup. Our lookout didn't notice Sharqi (and her lookout didn't notice us) so we rubbed rails. I was more focused on racing than I should have been, I should have sat in the back and gotten better control of the boat. Lesson learned.
Still a great evening on the water!