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What I Saw
- Thread starter Philpott
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We had about 4 or 5 of those stowaways too, but none of them crawled up our pant legs. I should examine my rode and locker for more; it took most of the trip to get rid of them. Tenacious little guys. Did we get them in San Simeon or Coho?
Philpott
Cal 2-27 Dura Mater
Yesterday, December 2, 2020 on the Bay. It would be hard to find a cooler place to sail: https://vimeo.com/487063408
Lovely!
ToddArnold
New member
Jackie -- I enjoyed your video very much. I was out sailing on Wednesday afternoon, ghosting along through Raccoon Strait, and put Waterloo Sunset on in the cockpit to complete the picture. --Todd
Philpott
Cal 2-27 Dura Mater
Thank you, Todd. What is the name of your boat and where do you keep it? "Ghosting along". A nice phrase.
Philpott
Cal 2-27 Dura Mater
Wow. I keep getting blown away by the sunsets I see on the water. Yesterday my dockmate, Howard, and I sailed around the lightship. It was not Nathalie's ZYC race because ... well, that was postponed. But we went out anyway: Howard on his 911 and me on my Cal 2-27. Was it cold? Yes. On the way out of Potrero Reach I was boarded by the Coasties.
"Hello, ma'am." They were very polite. "Have you been inspected yet this year?"
"I've never been inspected."
"Well, ma'am, this is your lucky day. May we come aboard?"
Well, of course. So they did and we passed with flying colors. I have the yellow piece of paper to prove it.
Then on to the gate, where Howard had already flown the coop. That's a fast boat and Howard is a really good sailor. Probably thought we were racing. hehehe.
It was a confusing day, what with the wind from the east ALL DAY, never clocking 'round to the south like we expected. Dura Mater was wearing Bob's big fancy sail. On his J 92 it was a 150. On Dura Mater it is a 180 and it made me a little nervous. With the wind behind us and the big ebb, we flew out to the Lightship, only .5 mile behind Howard. But then, of course, the wind was on our nose coming back, so it was slow going. Really slow. And cold. Yeah.
As I approached the bridge I looked back and watched this pretty little sailboat still out in the Golden Gate.
And upon re-entering the bay, I was, as always, struck by the beauty of that bridge
Just point and shoot and you get a picture fit for a postcard
"Hello, ma'am." They were very polite. "Have you been inspected yet this year?"
"I've never been inspected."
"Well, ma'am, this is your lucky day. May we come aboard?"
Well, of course. So they did and we passed with flying colors. I have the yellow piece of paper to prove it.
Then on to the gate, where Howard had already flown the coop. That's a fast boat and Howard is a really good sailor. Probably thought we were racing. hehehe.
It was a confusing day, what with the wind from the east ALL DAY, never clocking 'round to the south like we expected. Dura Mater was wearing Bob's big fancy sail. On his J 92 it was a 150. On Dura Mater it is a 180 and it made me a little nervous. With the wind behind us and the big ebb, we flew out to the Lightship, only .5 mile behind Howard. But then, of course, the wind was on our nose coming back, so it was slow going. Really slow. And cold. Yeah.
As I approached the bridge I looked back and watched this pretty little sailboat still out in the Golden Gate.
And upon re-entering the bay, I was, as always, struck by the beauty of that bridge
Just point and shoot and you get a picture fit for a postcard
Daydreamer
SAILOR
Beautiful photos, and video.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
solosailor
New member
Is one required to carry a firearm registration onboard, never heard of that? Not that I've ever had a gun onboard but the revolver I purchased was in 1986 and I have no paperwork, although it was registered and bought new at a gun shop. Can a gun be loaded on a boat unlike a car?
Philpott
Cal 2-27 Dura Mater
You ask the best questions: https://www.yachts360.com/expect-coast-guard-boarding/
Cover Craft
New member
Ooh, what fun!
Tom K
Tom K
ToddArnold
New member
Hi Jackie - Osprey is my Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 349 and she's at Clipper Yacht Harbor in Sausalito.
I have a question about your Coast Guard boarding -- what did they say or do regarding Covid? I'm surprised they would board for a routine inspection this year. I did a voluntary inspection at the dock with Coast Guard auxiliary about 3 days before our lockdown started last March. Pretty sure you can't schedule one of those right now.
Todd
Philpott
Cal 2-27 Dura Mater
At RYC we have been asked to wear masks to and from our boats, so I still had one on (though beneath my chin due to huffing and puffing while raising my main). Both Coasties had masks on, and I pulled mine over my mouth and nose. As they boarded I stepped down into my companionway and displayed the different items they sought to confirm. They took my word for it when I told them I had the two placards, although I invited them down, directing them to my vberth and "opposite the portapottie". Anybody who has participated in an SSS offshore race should be fine with the Coasties. Again, they were very professional and polite.
I was boarded, for the first tiime ever, on the way to my haulout at the BMC last march. I was clipped into my jacklines and pretty clearly was safety-conscious but in fact I couldn't find my noisemakers. I totally forgot that I had a lifesling. In fact, there's a noisemaker in my junk box at home but I bought another one. I had to write a letter to the main office and attach photos of the items I'd bought to come up to specs;.
BobJ
Alerion 38 "Surprise!"
I printed out Philpott's list above and checked it over. Surprise! didn't have the required placards. The "Discharge Oil Here" plaque was inside the engine box where nobody can see it and she didn't have a "Discharge Trash Here" plaque. After a visit to our favorite marine retail store, she's up to snuff. The placards are even dark blue.
I actually have a lock on the Y-valve but the hoses aren't labeled. Time to take the label-maker back to Surprise! Be very afraid...
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I actually have a lock on the Y-valve but the hoses aren't labeled. Time to take the label-maker back to Surprise! Be very afraid...
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Philpott
Cal 2-27 Dura Mater
Ants Uiga and his friend Jim Mullarkey came by for breakfast this morning in Oakland. Ants came up with the idea of the Three Bridge Fiasco back in 1980, when he was SSS Race Chair. He said that doublehanders registered for the Fiasco but the other races at that time were all singlehanded. He drove up from Bodfish to ride his 1963 Triumph motorcycle around the levee roads of the Delta.
Taking pity upon me for never winning any of Skip's quizzes, he also brought me Tom's granola from Monterey Market down the street from the Mullarkey family compound in Albany.
Jim just bought a 36' Islander berthed in Sausalito and will take all of us out on her for Fleet Week. Call ahead.
Taking pity upon me for never winning any of Skip's quizzes, he also brought me Tom's granola from Monterey Market down the street from the Mullarkey family compound in Albany.
Jim just bought a 36' Islander berthed in Sausalito and will take all of us out on her for Fleet Week. Call ahead.
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