06/21/2009, S.F. Bay on the Olympic Circle
Well we made it back out on the water again!! Gary Preston (our crew on the first -shortened-leg of the Ha Ha) and I, were the crew for Scott Hefty for the Catalina 25 National Regatta on SF Bay the weekend of June 19 - 21, AND WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE!!!!
We won the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP! We took our division in the Friday night practice race, and were third overall in the race behind a J -boat and a Santana 22. Then we took 4 - firsts and 1 - second in the Saturday and Sunday racing with the C-25's.
Carole and I took the trawler up to the Berkeley YC and stayed at the guest dock, and Phill & Nora brought SHIRAZ up as the official 'photo-boat' and it was a great week-end. More later. Pat
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05/19/2009, Portland OR
We sure have not been goodat keeping up to date! Here's an up-date in a 'nut-shell'.
We have moved back to Sacramento (Carmichael), and now we are living out of boxes at home instead of someplace else. For mother's day weekend we took the motor home "ESPIRITU-TOO" up to Calistoga and had a fun, kick-back weekend of soaking in hot tubs and riding bikes. PJ and Toby have a new baby girl up in Cameron Park, so we spend time up there getting a 'fix'. It saves a lot of time because now we don't have to drive all the way to Portland to get one!, Actually, right now we ARE in Portland 'cause this weekend was Isaac's 1st Communion and we sure wanted to be here for that. By this weekend we'll be home again and Patty & Terry from MYSTIQUE are going to stop by as they head north from Mexico. Who knows, we may even get a chance to get out on the water, too.
We are (Scott, Gary & me) getting ready to do the Catalina 25 Nationals in Berkley in June. Then Carole & I are taking PEREGRINE up into the Delta on the DELTA DOO DAH for a week or so. We are going to sell this boat and eventually get back in to another sailboat. More on that later. See ya for now, Pat
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03/26/2009, San Francisco
HI, it has been a while, - - - AND we got out on the water again. Mare, Brent & their kids have been here in S.F. for several days and we got out to ALCATRAZ ISLAND yesterday. (and they even let us all come back) The photo is of us all at Aquatic Park in S.F. enjoying the day. Only ones to get in the water were the kids, ....isn't that a surprise!...... The trip back was a hoot, or a toot, actually a couple of toots. Just as we were leaving the dock to come back in a couple tugs with a gas-barge in tow came by, a USCG cutter was coming in slowly along the City front, and a 35 +/- foot sailboat was coming at us in between the big traffic. So we got a little longer ride than usual since our ferry had to zig & zag a bit. "The Rock" is an interesting place to visit, and it takes several hours to do it justice.
We are down to the end of our time here in SF, and will be moving back to Sacto (Carmichael) the first part of April. - - - GOSH moving is fun! It will be nice to be back 'home' again. Carole & I have talked about how much time we will be spending 'home', and have agreed that we both want to spend as much time as possible ON THE ROAD, OR ON THE SEA, or whatever! So, at least now we will know where everything is piled, if not put away. We have been having a series of gatherings - dinners, here at Gram's and it has been fun, as well as a lot of work. The place looks pretty good, everything works well, and the house is ready for the new tenants (Chris & Ellen Culp) to move in after the first of the month. Other news is that PEREGRINE is ready to go and have some fun. The electrical systems are like a brand new boat. Oh yeah, other news is that at the boat show at Jack London Square in April Carole & I will be part of a panel on cruising the coast of Calif & Mexico. We will spend most of our time on the Sea of Cortez. 'Till later.........
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