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Leaving Mission Bay Dec. 31, 2007 into a hazy afternoon, winds
about 10 with seas 2 to 3. Blowing by a cruising boat.
Starting yet another single handed cruise. I left at 12:15 PM. |
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It was a nice run down to Pt. Loma, I was making 5 knots with
the jib poled out. Into San Diego Bay around 3 PM and sailed the entire way. |
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Pretty good looking Blue Water boat passed me on the way in. |
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San Diego skyline on the last day of the year. I had to
get the motor on if I was going to be anchored before dark. |
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Going under a BIG bridge. |
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Safe and snug in the Glorietta Bay anchorage - 5 hours from
Mission Bay. |
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Hotel Del Coronado at night. This was a very protected
anchorage but a little rolly because dinner cruise ships came in all night with their New
Year's Eve parties. |
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Up at dawn for the first day of 2008. It was 50 degrees
in the cabin when I woke snug under 2 blankets. Time for some hot coffee! |
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Coronado Bridge at dawn. I'm anchored just off a nice
little beach with a golf course behind. |
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The first sunrise of 2008 I warmed up, ate some breakfast,
read some sea stories, and got anchor up around 9 AM.
I sailed some, and picked up my crew right at 10:30. |
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Meeting up with Gary and Mike for the big Race! |
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Pre race sparring with Stars and Stripes. Usually I have
lots of race pictures, even though it was very, very light winds I was really tooo busy to
take lots of photos. |
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Stars and Stripes USA -11 |
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Checking in with the Committee Boat |
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Race action with Wes taking a break from Foredeck duties. |
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Able bodied seaman Mark |
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Heading home solo after very light air race. We finished
7th, just behind Classical Cat. Gary is promising to get a spin or asym, I
want to get out of these non-spin classes and into the real action. A Point Loma sunset. |
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I had to get out of the channel for Carnival Spirit, the very
boat Karen and I will be leaving on for our 25th anniversary cruise in just a month! We
had tickets to go on Oct. 30, our real anniversary, but that was cancelled due to the
fires.
Stay tuned for photos from the Mexican Riveria. |
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One of the most beautiful sunsets ever. Was it just for
me? |
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Indiscipline was making 5 or 6 knots homeward bound very
grateful to have 15 knots from the South East. |
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It got dark and I lit the oil lamp, cranked the iTunes, and
pretended I was on a trade wind passage for the South Pacific (except I was in foulies and
cold weather clothes). Home by 8 PM, I was underway on Jan. 1, 2008 for 11 hours.
I've now sailed 1,591 miles since daylight savings time began in March 2007 - trying to
reach 2000 by March 2008. |