If the day is good and the weather fair, we could make it all the way to , a popular destination of our club. Angel Island makes the western trip more than worth it. Just to be able to add that 4-mile open water trip to your ship's log is reason enough to go. When you are finally tied up to the dock or one of the moorings in Ayala Cove , sitting back enjoying a beer and the view, it won't take you long to realize why this was a favorite anchoring spot for the early ships that visited the bay. If Raccoon Strait is calm we could head over to Tiburon for a sandwich at Sam's.
City folks drive all the way over here just for the food and the view.
If Raccoon Strait is reeeeally calm, we could even make a run all the way around the island before heading back to Richmond. If the weather is bad, we can sail inside the jetty, a run of about a mile and a half each way, and make the short, but at times interesting side trip up to the old marina. Or we could just anchor out in the large new marina and boat watch. One of the nicest times Peggy, Jesse and I have had was doing just that. With the million dollar houses on the breakwater blocking the wind, and the jetty stopping the waves, we sat in the warm winter sun, broke out some wine and crackers and pretended that we were in the Mediteranean.