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| Photo Gallery 4 |
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| 2003 Puget Sound to San Francisco | |
| In August 2003 we made the trip from
Puget Sound to San Francisco We started this leg by picking up Russ
Tardif (Heather's brother) in Seattle and then spending the weekend in
Port Ludlow at the Bob Perry Design Rendezvous. From there we went
out the Strait of Juan de Fuca with stops at Port Angelas and Neah Bay.
From there we passed Cape Flattery and turned left heading down the coast
with a stops in Newport, Oregon and Fort Bragg, California before heading
on to San Francisco Bay. Photos Archived: The high resolution photos originally linked to the thumbnails on this page have been archived to save space on our webserver. If you wish to view the full size version of any of these images please email us with a request. |
|
 Blindfolded
dinghy races were a highlight of the Perry Rendezvous. Here Chris
crashes into boats as Russ tries to give navigational instructions. |
 Russ
proved to be much more able to row in a straight line while Chris
navigated. |
 Russ
told Chris to "pull hard" for the finish, which is when the oar snapped in
two! |
 Headed
out the Strait of Juan de Fuca in little wind but large swells we passed
the sailing vessel Sisu enroute to the Columbia River. |
 Leaving
the Strait at dawn we found large swells as we approached Cape Flattery. |
 Russ
and Heather endure dawn's early light and the swells with Vancouver Island
in the background. |
 The
coast of Oregon had many cliffs, haystack rocks, and arches like these. |
 One
of Chris's favorite bridges is the one at Newport. It is long enough
to be hard to photograph except from a distance. |
 The
approach span of ever increasing arches. |
 Main
span of the Newport bridge from the marina. |
 While
sailing in light winds down the Oregon coast we were visited by dolphins.
It's hard to photo the dolphins, but the people watching them stand still. |
 When
sailing in big swells the rolling of the boat causes the sails to slat.
Here we use the whisker pole to hold the jib in position to hold the wind
despite the rolling motion. |
 The
entrance to Fort Bragg (Noyo River) is a small cut through the rocky
ramparts. |
 On
the approach to San Francisco we passed the old army facilities of Fort
Casey on the Marin Headlands. |
 Guano
covered rock just before Point Bonita. |
 Point
Bonita Light with the Golden Gate in the background. Note the
suspension bridge leading to the light, a path we later took by land. |
 Off
Point Bonita the waters are highly disturbed because of the strong tides
in the area. |
 Russ
takes advantage of a rare Sprint signal to call home on our approach to
the Golden Gate. |
 The
city appears through the fog that shrouds the top of the bridge towers. |
 Heather
and Russ are all smiles as we pass under the Golden Gate entering into San
Francisco Bay. |
 Looking
back at the Golden Gate we were able to watch our friend Steve Esterbrook
on the Freedom 44 "Polecat" silouetted against the tower of the bridge. |
 The
obligatory picture of Alcatraz as we pass by on our way to Emeryville. |
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