Category Archives: Sailing Northern California

Trips in and outside of San Francisco Bay

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 4, 2011 Trying out our New (for us) Headsail, and Bleeding the Engine

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Cindy

So, after a day of work on Saturday, we were really looking forward to a few hours of sailing on a beautiful, clear day on the Bay on Sunday.  The sun was out, and the wind was predicted to be … Continue reading →

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November 13, 2011 Cruise on the Bay

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Cindy

After arriving in Sausalito late Thursday afternoon, we mostly played for two days in Sausalito, including a lovely night with some dockmates at the Cavallo Point bar (leather seats, sophisticated atmosphere) and the Presidio Yacht Club bar (stripper poles, hamburgers and a … Continue reading →

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Halloween B-Dock Cruise-Out to Ayala Cove

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Cindy

On Friday, October 28, 2011, we feared our B-Dock (“B-Dock” is the coolest dock in Sausalito Yacht Harbor) plans to party at Ayala Cove for the weekend would be foiled, due to fairway dredging, but behold, the dredger broke down. … Continue reading →

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10/22/11 to 10/23/11: At anchor overnight in Richardson Bay, and motorsailing to Alameda

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Cindy

  SF Waterfront from Richardson Bay, just opposite our slip in Sausalito Yacht Harbor We worked all day Saturday on Cool Change in the slip, Rick installing a 12-volt adaptor in the v-berth, and Cindy varnishing the brightwork, but we … Continue reading →

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Sailing Northern California

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Cindy

Since we bought Cool Change on Valentine’s Day, 2011, she has been out of her slip 27 times to date.  Some of those were just practicing docking manuevers, but many were to overnight anchoring destinations around the Bay, up to … Continue reading →

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