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What I Saw

Philpott said:
Just got back from the annual Owl Harbor Swap Meet with lots of stories and some photos. I have a new, swanky XPS 13 Dell laptop and I'm not quite sure how the photos will work, so here goes:

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Well, good. That seems to work for me. Didn't have to go through all the previous permuations. Must be because my laptop is smarter than me.

Ripley and Tillie jumped into this inflatable, called out "Daddy! Daddy! Can we have this boat?"
Daddy said "yes". The seller and dad knew the drill. The seller said, "I'll throw in the engine, you just have to replace the fuel cable." Daddy said, "Well, thank you. You don't have to do that. I'll buy it from you." The seller said, "Oh, no, take it." Don't you love swap meets like that?

I bought this yesterday at the Swap Meet in Isleton for $1.

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I certainly love swap meets like that

And then there are the bathrooms at Owl Harbor. Oh my! So nice.

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Let's see. What else? Well, the alfalfa has been baled. Here's what I saw from the levee road. Notice the tanker making its way upriver over on the San Joaquin.

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Was it hot? Well, sure. It was 88 glorious degrees at noon. Winds were 10-17 knots. There were whitecaps on the Sacramento at 7:50 am. If you like sailing, the San Joaquin does not disappoint.

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And yes, the tunnels are still being fought. So, Kids? Prepare your netting and stock up on water. Call up Devery if you want a slip at Owl Harbor, otherwise prepare to anchor wherever you choose. There are no AIS transponder requirements in the Delta.
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We must have walked right by you! Me, The Real Jacqueline, our Grandson and Jacqueline were at Owl Harbor on the swap meet weekend. I told the gal at the office I knew the esteemed author of your book which was on display. She responded oh yea Jackie was here at the swap meet yesterday. What?!
 
Ray Irvine's tracker is the one used by sailors in the SHTP. He created Jibeset about 15 years ago and it is used by most of the clubs in the SF Bay. Bob Johnston has one of Ray's trackers on his Alerion 38 the s/v Surprise! Here is Bob's tracker from this morning. Looks like he might be visiting The Mud People in Tomales Bay.

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What I saw (on AIS) was Surprise! move back to Drakes Bay to visit with the Drakes Bay racers, and wait in DB until after all the racers started. She came back through the gate on Sunday, roughly halfway through the Drakes Bay finishes.
 
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It was a nice surprise to find Surprise! anchored in Drakes Bay!
As I motored around the anchorage to find the perfect spot, Bob waved me over to raft up.
We put together a nice dinner and slept pretty well.

Thanks again Bob!
 
It was good to see Greg and Akumu!

Here are a couple of fuzzy fone photos of Sail a Vie finishing in Drake's Bay.
Phil, it's great to have you back!

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I'm glad people are using this thread to post about What They Saw. That's what it's here for.

Richmond Yacht Club was Pacific Cup Village for this year's race and I enjoyed talking with some of the racers. Also here is an interview with Robert D'Arcy from years ago.

https://yachtsmanmagazine.com/what-i-saw-by-jackie-philpott-31/

Now that Dura Mater has her new-to-us engine, I hope to head up to the Delta soon. I wonder if it will be hot in August ..... ?
 
What I saw, Saturday, was many singlehanded and doublehanded races from the HMB race, as well as several foks who ddi not race this year but competed in years past. Plus a very nice dinner from HMBYC.
 
US Sailing National Singlehanded Championship

I was at the last day of the US Sailing National Singlehanded Championship today. Here's what I saw near the starting line:

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And after the race when all the competitors were pulling their boats out:

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Finally. Dura Mater got her new-to-us engine and so we ventured out once again and entered marinas under power. It made me nervous (for the other boats) to sail into tight quarters. We coulda gotten in and out just fine, but we might've hit some things in the process. Probably best not to try ;-)

These stories are from a month ago; Melges 24 Worlds, Bridge Across the Estuary and 2024 Jazz Cup aboard Sir Edmund, Andy Schwenk's schooner.

https://yachtsmanmagazine.com/what-i-saw-by-jackie-philpott-33/
 
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I'm here in Wisconsin and it's a beautiful day for sailing. Not much wind, but just enough to get these itty bitty boats moving on the water. This is the place and the kind of boat I learned how to sail on. So cute. They are slow and clumsy. Every boat after this one seems a racer. ;-)

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Maybe learning on this little boat explains my appreciation for my own slow, fat DM: It is all a matter of perspective.
 
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Hey, Ants!
You get that they photo shopped the photo? A friend from Wisconsin asked: "Does it really snow on the San Francisco Bay?"
 
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