September 13, 2003
indian summer and the racing boate
another spectacular day of sailing out on the bay. don't just take the captains' words for it, here is an article describing the conditions out on the bay today.
here's the current america's cup-holder cruising close to the boate to a get a closer look at the secret to our success:
and today, the answer was: LADIES. those world cup boats are dude-ranch fiestas, whereas on the boate, we believe that having some babes aboard always makes for a more beautiful cruise. we were joined by cary and rachel as we cruised behind angel island, up the rack and along the golden gate, then down between alcatraz and the city, running with the wind and against a massive regatta racing their way back up towards the bridge. that article was right about the tricky currents right off alcatraz. forget racing. try steering the boate through tricky currents while avoiding collision with oncoming racing boats. that's where the true skills lie....
sounds like a great time was had by all...the only problem...I wasn't there...maybe next time. Oh yeah, don't forget to wear a hat...the sun has an aging effect ya know...no reason to hasten the process already in place....
Posted by: Mark Taylor at September 15, 2003 01:51 PM