September 22, 2003
smooth sunday sailing
phil and doctor mark joined captain eric as the boate cruised around in some unbelievably warm and smooth weather out on the bay today. we tacked around without a clear destination for a while, with a vague idea of heading around the windward of angel island and back down the strait. the temperature was in the mid eighties and there was nary a swell to be seen, although occasionally we encountered a massive boat wake. we had a bit of the doldrums through the strait and in the lee of angel island, and eventually fired up the motor for ten minutes in order to get back to the marina with some light left. i cut and pasted three of the photos from today to capture the day:
And who could forget that dramatic moment when mark, hands on the tiller, felt the windy hand of god rip his hat from his head and offer it to the Bay waters as a material sacrifice forcing all aboard to balance the conflicting goals of forward progress with the need to shield one sailor's eyes from the intense UV radiation above. Next time the doctor will embark with a tighter sombrero. Thanks eric and phil for a Sunday well spent.
Posted by: Mark Taylor at September 22, 2003 12:44 PMwhy is phil's head looking so big.
Posted by: dickon at September 30, 2003 04:19 AM