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.
Century Club: Mario Santana
Sunday, August 4, 2024
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1 day
Honu on the bow
We had a great view of the Two Bridge Fiasco
Saturday, August 3, 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
Sunday, July 28, 2024
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1 day
The fearless crew
G and me
Peak sunset
Great conditions, great crew - including G who drove and strategized amazingly! - for a 1,3,3,3 score, in spite of sailing in Chinook the Yellow Knockabout and mostly terrible starts and even running aground in race 2. Proud of this performance by this crew, great communication, great results, and still plenty of lessons learned.
Saturday, July 27, 2024
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1 day
A snug fit for two!
A lecture and some practice with the Prevision 15. Fun little boat!
Friday, July 26, 2024
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1 day
Funny faces
Drive the boat!
Went with C&C for a quick getaway on the Getaway. Hippie Chic sailed great, C got some skippering practice, everyone got wet, and then we went for burger at Adam's.
Not crazy wind, but he got the windward hull up out of the water a few times.