I got two responses from women in San Francisco, and we finally had our first sail together today.Emily, Amy, and I met at Modern Sailing in Sausalito at 10am and took some time to familiarize ourselves with the boat, since none of us had sailed on it before. 
It was a C&C 32 with a roller furling jib, self-tailing winches, and all the conveniences anyone could want... nice boat.
It was a C&C 32 with a roller furling jib, self-tailing winches, and all the conveniences anyone could want... nice boat.We headed out of the marina around 10:45am with under 5 knots of wind and a flood tide. 
Although sailing out the gate seemed like a good idea at first, considering the possibility that we might have no wind all day, we decided to use the flood tide to go up to the San Raphael-Richmond Bridge first and then see where the wind takes us... literally.
Although sailing out the gate seemed like a good idea at first, considering the possibility that we might have no wind all day, we decided to use the flood tide to go up to the San Raphael-Richmond Bridge first and then see where the wind takes us... literally.From Sausalito, 
we headed northeast through Racoon Straits and then tacked north up to the bridge. It was slow going all the way with very light (almost nonexistent at times) wind. By the time we got to the bridge, the wind started picking up, and we were at high slack. We basically sailed under the bridge, echoed, turned around, and came back. That was my 4th bridge in the bay! From there, we headed east toward Alcatraz, but the wind kept shifting, so by the time we got into the slot, we decided that it was time to head back in.
we headed northeast through Racoon Straits and then tacked north up to the bridge. It was slow going all the way with very light (almost nonexistent at times) wind. By the time we got to the bridge, the wind started picking up, and we were at high slack. We basically sailed under the bridge, echoed, turned around, and came back. That was my 4th bridge in the bay! From there, we headed east toward Alcatraz, but the wind kept shifting, so by the time we got into the slot, we decided that it was time to head back in. After a fun ride through the Point Knox Shoal at the southwest corner of Angel Island, 
we headed back toward Sausalito. As soon as we entered the harbor, we were in the wind shadow of the hills, and our wind just about died. We sailed as far as we could but ended up motoring into the marina right at 4pm, our required return time. Emily did a masterful job of getting her into the slip, and it took almost no time to button her down.
we headed back toward Sausalito. As soon as we entered the harbor, we were in the wind shadow of the hills, and our wind just about died. We sailed as far as we could but ended up motoring into the marina right at 4pm, our required return time. Emily did a masterful job of getting her into the slip, and it took almost no time to button her down.Here's to lots of long, sunny, relaxing days of sailing on the bay with new friends!
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