So, Saturday we were able to go out for a recreational sail on one of the SailTime boats. It just so happens that the Kiteboarding World Championships was Saturday on the Bay. It was mind-blowing to see all of those kiteboarders so close. It was pretty hazy, but the wind was blowing through the Slot as usual. We carved over there from Sausalito and kept our distance. The above pic is from Latitude 38.
After a leisurely sail over to Belvedere, we anchored in front of the Corinthian Yacht Club and watched the start of the race to Vallejo. We had a nice dinner and motored home. Our friend Nancy from Austin was on board and was not used to the somewhat extreme nature of sailing across the Slot. Lake Travis, TX is much more placid (when there's water in the lake).
2 comments:
Ok, you're forcing me to comment...yeah, 30 knot wind and the swells at the end were a little unnerving (I have to think of the design of the boat and not the fear embedded in me from reacting to that tilt in a kayak and bracing to roll)...i think my words were "that scared the shit out of me" but not literally, as in laxitive kicking in or anything ;-)...what an AWESOME picture of the kites
that's awesome!
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