Where We Sailed Today

bert · Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 665

Good wind early at the Stick. Was on 4.7/90L Fanatic freewave trifin. After a week of big gear sailing it's nice to be on a board that you don't have to stomp on to turn. Had the place to myself til my 3 o'clock quitting time when 3 sailors showed up. May do another day at the Stick before sailing a different spot.

windoggi · Joined: 22 Feb 2002 Posts: 2743

Isabel delivered Tuesday ....5.6 95L high speed thrills. Except the occasional fluffy parts. The patch by the bulb was where the power was.

gerritt · Joined: 06 May 1998 Posts: 632 Location: Redwood City, CA

Even better than Monday!

Update on pipe: It seemed to have moved about 100 yard further south and was pointing south toward the bridge and still protruding from the water at an angle. Again it would appear and disappear - a highly dangerous situation indeed. Since the flood is getting later, I can only surmise this thing is subject to movement by the tides. Monday night it was pointing north, which might be explained by the ebb tide that was coming on earlier then. Beware.

sailtildark · Joined: 22 Mar 2012 Posts: 52

I know the Army Corps has a barge in the bay whose sole purpose is picking up floating junk. I saw it docked in Sausalito - that is all I know.

windward1 · Joined: 18 Jun 2000 Posts: 1400

So I finally had a day off with the wind coming in to Soquel Cove from the southwest at better than 10 knots. Launched the Angulo 10’ 10” and the Ezzy Cheetah 7.0 from New Brighton. Headed up the coast towards Pleasure Point.
Caught a couple of waves inside from Bombora. A south swell was running. Two to Four foot wave maker. Caught a wave at Capitola. Sailed through the Capitola Anchorage. Only two sailboats moored. The wharf has put in the floating dock and ramp to it.
Sailed out past the big bed of kelp to the west of the anchorage. Whoops! What was that huge splash?!!! Headed towards it. Out of the water comes a humpback whale and with almost its full body out it arcs over and impacts its whole side with a huge splash. Then I see another and then another. A pod it is. The one that was jumping kept doing so, again and again and again. A serial breacher it was. I watched for a while and then they got calmer and so I headed back towards shore.
Caught a couple of waves at Privates and the wind shifted more west making for lulls behind each little point. The wind was already up and down and this new direction emphasized the down portion. Sailed back outside and headed further up the coast in a bit of a channel between two kelp beds. Got to off of the beach just west of The Hook and headed in. Tacked up to Third Peak and windsurfed on the swell there. The wind was better here and the waves were beautiful. I would pick up the swell out by the kelp bed and ride it in past the surfers to the shallow area. Sometimes in there the wind was absent, but the swell was a true wave at that point and with its energy I finished the ride. Jibe on the next puff and head back out. The wind would increase as I got farther out and I would head out close to the wind so that the ride in would allow going down the line. Had a good time doing this for a while. Knew I would hate having to give it up.
Then, with concern about how late it was, I headed home. Sailed by the surfers at 38th Avenue, the Hook, and along the way to Privates. It got lighter as I headed east. Not enough wind to catch any of the swell and there was less to catch as the tide was rising and swamping out the swell a bit. Got back with good timing as there was always some wind to work with and some of the gusts allowed for making tracks.
A beautiful Spring Day and so much fun to be out on the water.

dvCali · Joined: 23 Aug 2007 Posts: 1314

Man if I keep going like this this is going to be the most boring season ever since 1986!!!!!! Stick stick stick stick stick stick ...

More Stick, pretty good until the wind dropped (while Rio Vista was blowing 30). Finally the first time out with the new HOT SAIL MAUI GPS 6.6. Feels perfect on the Patrik 100 and man ... as expected it made a huge difference in speed and control the Patrik came alive! Below the sail just after first rig, battenes still not tensioned. It is a beautiful sail.

beallmd · Joined: 10 May 1998 Posts: 1154

Yea, they are finally bringing some color back to our sport and Hot Sails Maui has been a leader in this, thanks to them. For a while I thought I was going to have to buy a bright swim suit to wear over my wetsuit, Phew, that was a close one!

summertime · Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 89

First day this season for me- waited for sherman island to fit my schedule. Awesome first day- first the 4.0 but gusts were going to 40 and about max ebb- way too much. Rigged 3.5 and just as I got to the water it backed way down. Finally the 5.0 with flood beginning worked well. Photo- Lone kiter at 9 pm just couldn't get enough.

2bluehawaiins · Joined: 07 Mar 2002 Posts: 194

I found a kite board floating north of Grassy point. you describe the board and it's yours.

bert · Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 665

Nice and mellow 4.7 session at Third during the ebb. Swell action is always better than chop. Came across the boat mast? that's bobbling by the marker..a real sailing hazard.