Looking Good While Sailing San Francisco Bay

We’ve been off the water for a bit, as we traveled to the Annapolis Boat Show and then to the start of the Baja Ha-Ha in San Diego. Then we had to have our leaking Navtec hydraulic backstay rebuilt and then went up the mast to replace a broken halyard. All that was finished Saturday afternoon and in time for an idyllic Sunday afternoon sail with friends. There were quite a few others out enjoying the day with gentle breezes and a flat-water flood coming in the Gate.

Speaking of the Baja Ha-Ha, most of the fleet is pulling into Bahia Santa Maria after sailing/motoring from Turtle Bay in light, warm breezes. If you haven’t been following along you can see them on the tracker here. You can also tune in as we chat with Ullman Sails’ Chuck Skewes from the deck of  Profligate. The live stream is hosted by Nicki Bennett and is accessible on our Facebook page. Tune in here from 11 today.

While catching up with those offshore, you might want to check out the start of the singlehanded, nonstop, unassisted Vendée Globe race around the world. It started yesterday, also in very light air, with 40 IMOCA 60s on the starting line and now making their way south toward the Cape of Good Hope. Charlie Dalin is leading aboard Macif Santé Prévoyance and has only 23,972 miles to go until the finish. You can follow them here.

Meanwhile, here at home, it was great to be back on the Bay and see so many others out taking advantage of the great escape that’s at our doorstep.