tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47759423403711664032012-02-16T05:31:40.980-08:00This is a blog about our sailing adventures. We sail from San Francisco Bay on the Catalina 38 sailboat Discreet Charm.Fixed Carbonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06321707907871138659noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4775942340371166403.post-76035744660471447492007-09-04T17:49:00.000-07:002007-09-07T14:55:02.318-07:00Discreet Charm at Berkeley one afternoon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt3_sYUYKQI/AAAAAAAAACg/8CnAfWncE5E/s1600-h/DC3.small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt3_sYUYKQI/AAAAAAAAACg/8CnAfWncE5E/s320/DC3.small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106518690415257858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Discreet Charm in Little Lady's Cove,<br />Santa Cruz Isl.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt3_N4UYKPI/AAAAAAAAACY/cl0bjfO6bek/s1600-h/Little+Ladies+Harbor,+SCI.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt3_N4UYKPI/AAAAAAAAACY/cl0bjfO6bek/s320/Little+Ladies+Harbor,+SCI.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106518166429247730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ted and Todd and Don in San Simeon Bay after<br />a wonderful sail down Big Sur from Monterey.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt4MRYUYKXI/AAAAAAAAADY/gbHH8VN82hk/s1600-h/Ted,+Todd+%26+Don+in+San+Simeon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt4MRYUYKXI/AAAAAAAAADY/gbHH8VN82hk/s320/Ted,+Todd+%26+Don+in+San+Simeon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106532520209951090" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4775942340371166403-7603574466047144749?l=discreetchar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fixed Carbonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06321707907871138659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4775942340371166403.post-66315240295557730632007-09-04T11:12:00.000-07:002007-09-08T09:07:33.107-07:00The Farallons Islands are about<br />25 nautical miles from the Golden Gate.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt4BZoUYKRI/AAAAAAAAACo/JKqJgOfgUmk/s1600-h/USGS+Farallones+map.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt4BZoUYKRI/AAAAAAAAACo/JKqJgOfgUmk/s320/USGS+Farallones+map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106520567315966226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Karin and I sailed to the Farallons on Sunday, Sept 2, 2007. We left Emery Cove for the 10 mile trip to the Golden gate as the sun rose, searching for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">gibbous moon</span> that had been so prominent at sunrise earlier in the week. The waning fat guy was visible for a while as we passed under the Golden Gate Bridge. Check between the spreaders, to the lower right.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt326oUYKJI/AAAAAAAAABo/6na79olopBI/s1600-h/Gibbous+moon+in+the+morning2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt326oUYKJI/AAAAAAAAABo/6na79olopBI/s320/Gibbous+moon+in+the+morning2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106509039623743634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The wind direction was a constant 280- 290 degrees<br />magnetic, and our course of 241 out to the Islands was a close reach.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt37s4UYKMI/AAAAAAAAACA/Kd8VCpfNEfE/s1600-h/wind+direction.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt37s4UYKMI/AAAAAAAAACA/Kd8VCpfNEfE/s320/wind+direction.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106514300958681282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wind speed was almost perfect, 15-20 knots.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt38FYUYKNI/AAAAAAAAACI/s9N_9MtVK7c/s1600-h/wind+speed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt38FYUYKNI/AAAAAAAAACI/s9N_9MtVK7c/s320/wind+speed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106514721865476306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The new jib is powerful and easy to trim.<br />Discreet Charm loves to go to weather.<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Farallons ho</span> at 10:30!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt38rYUYKOI/AAAAAAAAACQ/FhCZLHKIqnw/s1600-h/Farallones+ho%21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt38rYUYKOI/AAAAAAAAACQ/FhCZLHKIqnw/s320/Farallones+ho%21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106515374700505314" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Karin enjoyed the view of South East Farallon<br />Island rising above the horizon.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt4ClIUYKSI/AAAAAAAAACw/Nb-7-FTlUMc/s1600-h/karin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt4ClIUYKSI/AAAAAAAAACw/Nb-7-FTlUMc/s320/karin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106521864396089634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />SE Farallon Island resplendent beneath the boom.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt4EOIUYKTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/FWkH3PTrbto/s1600-h/Islands+beneath+the+boom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt4EOIUYKTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/FWkH3PTrbto/s320/Islands+beneath+the+boom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106523668282353970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The Arch</span> viewed from the north across a sparkling sea.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt4FXYUYKUI/AAAAAAAAADA/guOPCtiUCkE/s1600-h/The+Arch.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt4FXYUYKUI/AAAAAAAAADA/guOPCtiUCkE/s320/The+Arch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106524926707771714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Shark Attack! <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">One of the high points of the trip was the white shark attack, a huge splash </span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">that we first thought was a breaching whale, </span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">about 500m ahead of the boat</span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">. We found instead the carcass of an elephant seal floating in a blood reddened sea. Thousands of birds wheeled overhead. Departing the dramatic spot without seeing the beast, we had the queasy feeling that it could be lurking just beneath our keel! </span><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt4HfIUYKVI/AAAAAAAAADI/eLAzyXPbPso/s1600-h/elephant+seal+cadaver.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt4HfIUYKVI/AAAAAAAAADI/eLAzyXPbPso/s320/elephant+seal+cadaver.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106527258875013458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >"Rollin’ home, rollin’ home, rollin’ home across the foam."</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The run back to the Gate was an easy broad reach.<br />We traded 30 minute bouts at the helm and each of us got a bit of sleep.<br />The boat nosed into the slip at Emery Cove at 5:30 pm, after an almost 12 hour round trip.</span><br /></span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt4KHIUYKWI/AAAAAAAAADQ/scdZw4KUSkQ/s1600-h/Leaving+for+home.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_94FRlX2x4sk/Rt4KHIUYKWI/AAAAAAAAADQ/scdZw4KUSkQ/s320/Leaving+for+home.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106530145093036386" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4775942340371166403-6631524029555773063?l=discreetchar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fixed Carbonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06321707907871138659noreply@blogger.com1