" I briefly consider whether I should feel stood up. "
Jackie, sorry to stand you up, it's not you, it's me...really!
All kidding aside,
I had the radio on but didn't catch your hail. I had decided to head further out and rounded Alcatraz to port by way of Point Bonita. Saw lots of spinnakers coming at me as the Duxbury/Lightship racers were returning. Finished up the day by rounding Red Rock, leaving it to port.
Couple of issues as the day unfolded. Working my way towards the north tower and tacking onto starboard I wound up with a jib sheet wrap from hell. Was able to heave to and get untangled. Next, after rounding Red Rock, wind light around 10, tiller pilot keeping course after the car hauler ship passes, took the pause that refreshes, grabbed a snack and WHAM!! what the hell was that! Did we hit bottom? Is water coming in? Then the channel marker glides past to port. Dammit! Thought we were set to well clear that. Should have looked sooner. ya ya ya. Put a dinger in the bow that will take a little glass work to clean up.
All together sailed 42nm in 6h40m.
Glad you had a good sail Jackie. Gonna have to take a shot at that record!
All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it is vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.
T.E. Lawrence