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After a wonderful week in Monterey, Cindy was itching to get back out onto the ocean. Rick could have stayed in Monterey forever! Every place we go, we want to stay longer! But it was time. Our excuse for waiting … Continue reading
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So tomorrow for sure we will leave! It has been hard to tear ourselves away. We have had such a wonderful time. We met Dave and his family, who took us on our first sailboat race on Wednesday. Dave is … Continue reading
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The Monterey Yacht Club had kindly offered us a side tie, free of charge, but warned us to arrive at high tide out of concern for shoaling. High tide was about 1:30 pm, so we departed in fog and no … Continue reading
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We left Santa Cruz for Capitola in the early afternoon on Wednesday, September 10. We set our headsail alone, without the mainsail deployed, just to see how it went. With 15 knots of wind, we were sailing 4.5 knots on … Continue reading
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Our trip from Half Moon Bay to Santa Cruz, about 50 nautical miles as the crow flies, was exciting. At first we had calm seas and insufficient wind to sail, so we just motored with the the mainsail deployed for … Continue reading
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Most posts on this blog are usually written by Cindy, but every once in a while Rick is inspired to share his observations. Here are his from our first day heading down the coast. Casting off the lines In the … Continue reading
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Oh what fun we had! And the winds reached 40 knots! And Sarah took the helm while sailing in those heavy winds! And Dan wanted to go out again!
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We finally got our housemate Bev out sailing on Cool Change on July 4. We sailed our usual track out to the slot and then around Alcatraz and Angel Island, but this time ending up in Richardson Bay on anchor … Continue reading
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Track with the Conrad’s A long awaited visit from Cindy’s sister Bonnie, her husband Ron, and daughter Laurie culminated in a day sail on San Francisco Bay. It was another one of those gorgeous days on the Bay, where hardly … Continue reading
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“Bounty” One of the great things about having a berth in the Sausalito Yacht Harbor is that you have the opportunity to meet some very interesting people who have some of the most classic, beautiful sailboats ever made. One of … Continue reading
