August 09, 2004
Rosie,Chelsea,Leah on the Boate
It was Monday afternoon and a perfect way to start the week. The city was blanketed with a light fog and the sun was having a hard time warming anything from the avenues to downtown. What better way to get the full effect of summer than to head out into the middle of the bay where the fog doesn't quite reach until very late in the day. Rosie was picked up from BART and we met Chelsea and Leah at the dock.
Heading out, the wind was mighty and it was good to have some ballast on board. Chelsea 'necked' a dramamine to stay the rising nausea and spent a small portion of the trip under mild sedation.
Within a short time we reached what we have termed as the 'doldrums'of the bay, in the lee of Angel Island. Absolutely balmy!! Summer or winter sitting in behind Angel Island is a tropical experience. I do prefer the sunny winter days when the water is pure glass and you can just sit out there and lay back, no wind, no noise, no worries.
After a few tacks back and forth we set up the approach into Ayala Cove. Getting there quite late meant we had only a half hour before we jumped back aboard and set sail into the sunset. The trip back at sunset is spectacular as shown in the photos below.
One of the last trips out before we head to New Zealand and hopefully a bit of sailing on one of the historic Mullet Boats 'The Arawa' which belongs to some friends.
The Sunset
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