write this).This was the first and last 6-pack sail of the fall, and all 6 of us weren't even there! Jean got some dreadful flu that week and couldn't go. But the other 5 of us and our guests had a wonderful time.
Kerry brought his wife, Ann, and teenage son, Christian. Norbert brought Karen, I brought a new friend, Scott, and Sandi and Alice brought themselves. We chartered the J-120,
which Kerry's been dying to sail, and it was wonderful, as usual.As I recall, the wind was light at times but really nice most of the day (15-20 kts). There was a wall of fog from east to west, obscuring the Bay Bridge and the city. The wind was light, as usual, out behind Angel Island, points east, and San Pablo Bay. I think there was also a strong ebb in the mid to late afternoon. So we headed out the Golden Gate Bridge first thing and then just sailed across the bay from north to south up to the wall of fog and back north to the entrance of Richardson Bay for the rest of
the day... just staying out of the fog and in the good wind.We had my iPod with us and managed to get the stereo working (which was not working during our KFOG Kaboom sail). So Christian had a good time entertaining us as he sang along with the songs he chose to play.
At some point, the wind increased, the waves got bigger, and Ann started to not feel well. So we turned up Raccoon Strait and headed for calmer conditions. As soon as we got into the Strait, we noticed some items floating on the water. Time for a debris overboard drill! Norbert was brilliant at getting us close
enough to a black felt fedora, which Christian immediately adopted and then wore for the rest of the day. Then we went after what looked like a briefcase, but we couldn't get close enough without the potential of going aground. So, after several attempts to snag it, we finally gave up... much to Ann's chagrin. She'd managed to forget all about her seasickness when we got busy cleaning up the bay!By the time that activity ended, it was time to head back to the marina. Everything on the boat was perfect, the day was gorgeous, and a great time was had by all.
Sandi, Alice, Scott, and I stopped at the Spinnaker restaurant for dinner before heading back to the south bay, and that was delightful, as usual.
