Cruising to San Francisco

In September I had a nice cruise north to visit San Francisco Bay. The trip covered 535 miles and we went as far as the Napa Valley Marina, 10 miles up the Napa River, where Evening Tide was hauled out so I could paint the bottom. Bottom paint must be redone every two years.
We had great sailing across San Pablo Bay and then went out the Gate to visit Drake's Bay, 35 miles north. I'll let the photos tell more of the story.







It was foggy as we sailed north from Pillar Point Harbor at Half Moon Bay. The fog began to clear as we approached the Golden Gate at 1 PM.

I can see that its sunny inside the Bay.



















It was Saturday and there were lots of nice boats racing.

Clouds and sun make a pretty scene.

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We anchored at Drake's Bay for a day of rest.

The wind eventually reached 25 knots.

The rocks are at the east tip of Point Reyes.

We visited the Farallones, then headed back to Pillar Point.

Sailing south towards Monterey Bay the wind reached 22 knots and the second reef was in the mainsail.

It says we are making 6.5 knots but you know we must be surfing because Evening Tide won't go this fast. Strong wind is fine if you're going downwind!