Of all the venues I have been lucky enough to race in, San Francisco stands out.
The combo of reliable wind and lotsa current makes the racing fun and competitive. For many years I participated in 3 to 4 J-24 regattas each year on the Bay. We rarely had light wind or rain or winds high enough to abandon. Hanging out at the St. Francis YC or up in the marina district restaurants and bars made the night life almost as fun as the racing. In 1981 I delivered a boat back to San Francisco from Hawaii. We sailed into the Bay at sunset with the Golden Gate bridge lit up by the sun. (That made up for several other trips under the bridge in fog.) The PNW has many more places to sail/cruise to, Hawaii has better temps and trade winds but San Francisco is my favorite place to race. Martin Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle ________________________________________ From: CnC-List [[email protected]] on behalf of Dennis C. via CnC-List [[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2014 1:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Stus-List San Francisco Bay - Awesome sailing venue - The Admiral and I are sitting in a bar at the end of Pier 39 overlooking Alcatraz and tons of sloops, schooners, double mast gaff rigs, spinnakers flying and every imagine able sail craft on the bay. Beautiful sunny day with mid-teens. Absolutely gorgeous!! Dennis C. Touché 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
