Half Moon Bay

 The first thing we saw as we came ashore was this beautifully restored T Bird. The trip down from San Francisco was perfect. Offshore breeze and minimal wave action

 View of the Pillar Point Harbor. The seas were flat and appears to be a good anchorage in the prevailing winds. Bottom was sand and holding very good.

 Lots of historical reading abounds in the harbor walk.

 Pillar Point and home of Mavericks. The Mavericks is a world famous surf break. The competition is held once a year and is open by invitation only. Competition this year is from January 1 until Marc h 31st. The twenty four Titans of Mavericks have 48 hours to be there when the 20 foot waves are forecast. Not for the faint of heart. check it out.

Different view that includes the Vandenburg tracking station. Used to track satellite launches from Vandeburg base ,south of Pt. Conception.

Leaving San Francisco

It has been a great stop , other than the crash. Could easily stay here if it was not so cold in the winter. The plan is to harbor hop down the coast and enjoy the cruising life style.

LCB out of the water

 The railway that will be used to haul LCB.

 Different view of the carnage.

 Placing the frame work under bulkheads to prevent anymore damage.

Yours truly making ladder secure so we can spend weeks climbing a ladder on the Hard.

The CRASH

 Not exactly sure how many miles I have sailed but must be close to 20,000. Been pretty lucky until about Three weeks ago while transiting the Pinole flats. We struck number 10 buoy. All I can say is......not paying attention! Sailing with headsail off the wind and lost track of drift and well, there you go. Above is port bow. LCB has a crash bulkhead so no water intrusion but disheartening to say the least. Called some friends on Napa River, we were headed to their house, and they were sure we could get hauled at the Napa Valley Marina.

Looking down from the deck.

Sausalito

 Aaaah the old foggy bay. As we approached the gate the fog started to lift and made for dramatic scenery.

 Finally after two days the skies cleared as we sailed under the Gate.

 Sundown in Sausalito. Not as many boats in need of attention this year as the last time we landed. Have heard several went up on the rocks.

Moon rise over Angel Island.

Drakes Bay

 After two days at sea since leaving Crescent City we were looking forward to Sausalito and the San Francisco Bay. Was not to be as the tide was wrong at the Gate. Full moon time and the max flood approaches 5 knots, so we decided to stop at Drakes Bay near Pt Reyes and spend the day and leave for SF in the morning, with the tide. We were in the fog for 30 plus hours so nice to see land and a little clearing.
Having the new radar and the AIS in the fog was a real help reducing skippers anxiety levels.

The standard welcoming committee was present during our approach to the bay.

 Double click and enlarge to see the elephant seal beach. They bellowed most of the day

and night.

 panorama of Drakes Bay

Couple we met on the trip down the coast from Canada. Gary and Karina of Sea Rover II.

More Crescent City

 Went for a run one morning and discovered why it is called Crescent City! Beautiful crescent bay with nice beach just south of port.

 Another view of the "crescent"

 Mural outside of the bathrooms. Tile mosaic of the St George Reef Light on castle island. We were too far south of reef as it was dark to get a picture of the light . Gorgeous old structure.

As we were leaving Crescent City this schooner was c oming ashore.