April 18, 2003
taking Good Friday off for a nice day of sailing
[Jacques, Diana, Hannah, Kevin]
...and Gamba.
nice, steady winds, blue skies
picnic on the docks at Angel Island...
...while Gamba patiently stays on the boat...
...no dogs allowed on the island.
heading out on a hike around the island
nice view of the marina
up, up, up...
alcatraz & the city
view of oakland
a potato bug out for a walk
at the summit
getting married next month!
top of the world
enjoying the east bay
Hannah & the city
Watch out!
heading back down in the sunset
not much wind to start with on our way back
...but it picked up quite good, and we flew right back to Emeryville.
after dark
...this is actually the next day, after a walk along Crissy Fields in SF, we head towards The House of Prime Rib on Van Ness.
Excellent food...! We all had prime rib...
Next up - a 2D (!) movie from inside Titanic.
Large view
Emeryville detail Angel Island detail
GPS logs: out in
Jacques' interpretation of his GPS data:
"Out 2 tacks on the way over had angles of 128 and 130 degrees, for an average of 129 degrees (no need to correct for current if you assume it constant). We motored out the port at 6 mph (statue). We sailed over at around that same speed (5 to 6 mph). We were the faster coming back leaving Racoon (on the engine?) at 9.2 mph, probably because of current. On the downwind leg back we were going around 4.5 mph."