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Beautiful day, great company, what's not to be happy about?
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Hey, I know that guy!
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Lot's of concentration going on here... there must be a spinnaker up!
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Ahhh... there it is! Spinnaker up, bow pointing South... that's Point Conception right over there...
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... and what a spinnaker it is! Looks great with the big blue sky...
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Making good speed.
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Sunset at sea. Nothing quite like it.
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Riding genly at anchor in Santa Cruz
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Ok, you are going to have to click on the picture to see it, but I swear there IS a whale out there!
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Same here... a whale is out there... click the picture to see a bigger version.
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Studying in the evening light... test in the morning!
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Sunset behing Point Bonita. On evenings like this, everything makes sense. I love it.
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Clearing the Gate.
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The J/120 lookin' good in Half Moon Bay
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Farallone Islands fading into the wake...
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Sun setting behind Pt. Diablo
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Fresh crab feast (stright off the fishing boat) at anchor, Pillar Point Harbor
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Evening Light
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Returning Home
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Performance BBQ-ing! Where else can you learn this??
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Test time!
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Out the Golden Gate!
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Scootn' along... we have the spinnaker up, and that's the Gate waaaayyyy back there.
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Dolphin playing under the bow. Spinnaker up. Headin' south. Life is good.
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Still more dolphin. We're keeping good company.
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Grey skies, but great boatspeed!
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Sailing out of Santa Cruz.
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The shore of Santa Cruz. We anchored off the pier the previous night.
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Beautiful day of sailing on Monterey Bay.
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Breeze died. Motoring south...
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Arrival in Monterey Harbor.
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In Monterey
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It's a bit loud here, with all the sea lions. We're hoping they turn in early!
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Another sunny day as we leave Monterey.
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Ready for some fun?
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Fun...
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Serious fun.
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Drying out in Morro Bay.
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Hmmm... must be getting close to Santa Barbara!
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More dolphin!
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Afternoon ofshore.
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Night at sea... nothing in the world quite like it!
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Catalina Harbor
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Sailing a J/160 off Catalina Island.
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Light air calls for the big spinnaker!
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Ben & Jerrys. Yum.
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Great view from Santa Cruz Island. The boat looks small from up here!
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Santa Cruz Island
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Where did we park the dinghy?
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