Saturday, December 4, 2010
The Other Woman???
Silver Fox is starting to wonder why is this Cal 34 getting so much attention from Ralph & Brigite???
Weekend Outings (Nov 27th & 28th)
More sunny weather, but getting colder now. We have been keen to get out all week, and on Saturday Ralph took the boat out for a few hours, and on Sunday both of us went out for a short sail.
On Saturday I was expecting a strong breeze out of the NW going North, and I went out with the #3 and a reef, but soon shook out the reef as the wind was decreasing. Sailed out past first island and on the way back I felt I was on a collision course with a container ship that was coming over the tunnel and would meet me mid channel!
The ship was decreasing speed as it went over the tunnel, but I decided to play it safe, and gybed back North. On the way back to the South and towards the channel, I was wondering if the wake from this monster would be a problem, as I know from AIS data that they go through here at between 12 and 16 knots. This ship seemed to be at the lower end of the range, and barely put out any wake at all.
Sailed back in and was in the car just after sunset, having left the boat ready to sail again the next day.
On Sunday the wind was out of the NE around 8 knots. We sailed out in front of Ocean View and back. It was an enjoyable, uneventful afternoon cruise.
On Saturday I was expecting a strong breeze out of the NW going North, and I went out with the #3 and a reef, but soon shook out the reef as the wind was decreasing. Sailed out past first island and on the way back I felt I was on a collision course with a container ship that was coming over the tunnel and would meet me mid channel!The ship was decreasing speed as it went over the tunnel, but I decided to play it safe, and gybed back North. On the way back to the South and towards the channel, I was wondering if the wake from this monster would be a problem, as I know from AIS data that they go through here at between 12 and 16 knots. This ship seemed to be at the lower end of the range, and barely put out any wake at all.
Sailed back in and was in the car just after sunset, having left the boat ready to sail again the next day.On Sunday the wind was out of the NE around 8 knots. We sailed out in front of Ocean View and back. It was an enjoyable, uneventful afternoon cruise.
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