Author Archives: Cindy

Coastal Passage Making April 27-29, 2012 TAG Boat

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Cindy

Okay, so this weekend, Rick and I were each scheduled to test for the Navigator position in a CPM class. We would have been performing that role on two separate boats, which we will soon do, but at this point we were … Continue reading →

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RADAR Class, Alameda, April 21, 2012

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Cindy

Club Nautique offered a RADAR class and we took them up on it.  It consisted of four students and one instructor, classroom for an hour or so in the morning, followed by several hours in the afternoon, motoring the environs … Continue reading →

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Strictly Sail Boat Show, April 12-15, 2012, Alameda

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Cindy

What a fun time we had over this weekend.  Early on Thursday morning, April 12, fighting a bit of rain at first, we motorsailed over from Sausalito to Alameda, about a 13 nm trip.  We had made reservations at Marina … Continue reading →

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Coastal Passage Making Class March 30-April 1, 2012

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Cindy

Now THIS was an exciting CPM Class!  Returning from Half Moon Bay, we had 38 knot winds, and 20 foot seas.  Here is a little description I wrote later about it, that managed to find its way into the Club … Continue reading →

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Coastal Passage Making Class, March 9-11, 2012

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Cindy

Even though we weren’t on Cool Change, I thought I would post our Club Nautique Coastal Passage Making trips here because they are always quite the adventure.  Rick and I went out on the 2006, 41-foot Hunter “Anne’s Turn” with three other classmates and … Continue reading →

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March 3-4, 2012 Sailing

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Cindy

After another gorgeous night anchoring out on Richardson Bay, we played around in the slot, headed back to fuel up, and ended another beautiful weekend.

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January 14th thru 16th, 2012

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Cindy

Thank you, Martin Luther King Jr.!  Monday was a day off for Cindy!  We arrived on Cool Change on Friday night.  On Saturday, Cindy drove to Alameda for a big-boat motoring clinic, and Rick stayed on Cool Change to perform … Continue reading →

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New Year’s 2011 in San Francisco

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Cindy

On Friday, December 30, 2011, we sailed over from Sausalito to San Francisco to take a berth at South Beach Harbor for two nights.  The going was a little iffy at first – every time we started to cross into … Continue reading →

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February 3-5, 2012 in Sausalito

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Cindy

We arrived as usual on Thursday night, leaving work a little early to beat the traffic.  I wasn’t looking forward to the weekend as much as usual because I knew there wouldn’t be much sailing involved; we were committed to … Continue reading →

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December 10-11 Lighted Boat Parade, and some more spending and labor

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Cindy

We absolutely HAD to take advantage of the last day for a below-wholesale pricing deal offered to us through Club Nautique at West Marine, so off we went on Saturday to spend money.  We had made a list of possible purchases and … Continue reading →

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