Wednesday is Photo Day - 2021

[Phil]

Way too busy on Wednesday so getting an early start.

My wife and I recently celebrated our 25th anniversary (the silver anniversary). Since neither of us is into jewelry we renamed it our "carbon fiber anniversary" and bought two, slightly used OC 1 canoes. Here's a pic of the 2nd one that my wife and daughter bought yesterday. I'm in SF this week and can hardly wait to get home to give it a spin. 20' 8" and ~22 lbs of really fast fun.

 

[DArcy]

Only a few boats left in the harbour, including Black Jack, recently returned after many years cruising the great lakes.
It's getting late in the season so my boat is high and dry but after the weather this weekend I'm a little jealous of the boats still in the water.

 

[rgranger]

I took this photo with my phone this morning. Beautiful way to start the day...

 

[jssailem]

Congrats Phil on the 25 years of bliss.
I like your choice of “bling”. Much better than another “put a ring on it” gift.

 

[Ward H]

Here is the Lunar Eclipse at 4:09am.
iPhone 13 Pro

Would have liked to have said taken from Sun Dog out at anchor but alas, she is on the hard.

 

[Phil]

Thanks to the alignment of the Earth, Sun, and an Ironwood Tree we had a "Rasta Sunset" on the North Shore of Oahu near Rocky Point.

 

[TomY]

There was some good sailing in October and into early November. It was an odd season with flukey winds. I never tied a reef in all season. October was all or nothing, when it was all, I didn't even need a mainsail.

By the end of October, most of the anchorages were empty. Even popular Pulpit Harbor.

The second week of November, the hook awaits:

There is always Xmas wrapping to do this time of year.

Still, boats are coming out of the sheds.

LOUISA is an Italian yawl built in 1967. With skim ice on the harbor in the mornings, she's a long way from Luglio, Italy.

 

[jon hansen]

thankyou Tom

 

[TomY]

thankyou Tom

You're welcome, Jon! Here's another timeless sailboat in the November light. SOLUTION a 1963 Nielsen design.

 

[AlastairLC]

You’re one of the die-hards Tom. Must have been a mite chilly out there.

 

[BlowMeAway]

thankyou Tom

Holy Crap Jon, you do have an uppercase key on your keyboard…What’s up with that? Never mind, I know R E S P E C T!!!

 

[BlowMeAway]

I should at least add a photo of our last sail this season after my apologetic sarcasm to @jon hansen . So here’s that last day of this season before haul out at the end of October with my good pal Bob. Pretty chilly at 50F and 5 - 15 Kts of blow, heading down wind.

 

[Phil]

The new motor, batteries, charge controller, etc are all in. Head hoses will be replaced on Monday along with the solar vent in the head. Kolibri will be in the water again shortly after that. I will post photos and details of the electric repower in early January.

 

[jon hansen]

well done phil

 

[rgranger]

I flew into Reagan international today. Saw some sailboats in the river … not the best shots but it’s what I got

 

[Phil]

Playing around with the DJI Air 2S drone I got for Christmas.

 

[Phil]

Approaching the SF Bay Bridge on the way back to Westpoint Harbor Marina from Berkeley Marine Center. The new electric motor is awesome! It was actually pleasant to motor sail in zero to light winds for the entire return trip. I'll post more pictures and info next week. I'm home in Hawaii for a 5 day weekend returning to the Bay Area on Tuesday.

 

[rgranger]

Approaching the SF Bay Bridge on the way back to Westpoint Harbor Marina from Berkeley Marine Center. The new electric motor is awesome! It was actually pleasant to motor sail in zero to light winds for the entire return trip. I'll post more pictures and info next week. I'm home in Hawaii for a 5 day weekend returning to the Bay Area on Tuesday. View attachment 201936

I would love to hear A LOT more about your electric repower adventure. It is something I have been thinking about a lot lately.

 

[dirt rd]

We all want to hear every detail. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Phil]

Playing around with my new drone yesterday at Waimea Bay. Took off from an overlook above the bay on a friend's property. Here are a few of the still shots.