Saturday December 31st 2011: Sailed the central San Francisco Bay from Sausalito, around Treasure Island/Yerba Buena, back along the SF waterfront, out just past the Golden Gate Bridge and finally along the Marin headlands to the home berth in Sausalito. Steady North wind, sunny skies, +50 mile air clarity, fairly benign current velocity, upper 50's temp on the bay and probably lower 60's back in the berth. And with winds per the below table, conditions were more than perfect for hoisting the mainsail to the top of the mast and unfurling the 135 genoa all the way out. Most of the time the GPS and the knot meter were in the 6.0 - 7.0 kt range. The attached pictures weren't taken today, but they show the type of day it was and the view from a couple of our positions during today's outing.
For a sailor -- and the wife who handled the helm a good part of the trip -- very fine way to end 2011.
Good New Year to us Hunter Cherubini owners (-- and whoever else might be lurking on the forum)!
rardi
Angel Island Wind Dec 31:
15:09 Sat 17 kts N
14:09 Sat 13 kts N
13:09 Sat 16 kts N
12:09 Sat 17 kts N
11:09 Sat 12 kts N
Golden Gate Bridge Wind Dec 31:
15:09 Sat 18 kts N
14:09 Sat 12 kts N
13:09 Sat 14 kts N
12:09 Sat 6 kts N
11:09 Sat 9 kts N
For a sailor -- and the wife who handled the helm a good part of the trip -- very fine way to end 2011.
Good New Year to us Hunter Cherubini owners (-- and whoever else might be lurking on the forum)!
rardi
Angel Island Wind Dec 31:
15:09 Sat 17 kts N
14:09 Sat 13 kts N
13:09 Sat 16 kts N
12:09 Sat 17 kts N
11:09 Sat 12 kts N
Golden Gate Bridge Wind Dec 31:
15:09 Sat 18 kts N
14:09 Sat 12 kts N
13:09 Sat 14 kts N
12:09 Sat 6 kts N
11:09 Sat 9 kts N
Some lucky guys. Happy New Year. . . .in three hours.
