Angel Island!

Ayala Cove, Angel Island

Golden Gate Bridge

First time pleasure sailing with Constance into the Central Bay area. This is a 50mile roundtrip so it requires an overnight stay. Perfect for a weekend! We stayed at Angel Island's Ayala Cove. You need to moor the boats between 2 buoys bow and stern which is a bit tricky given the shifty winds and currents in that cove. I bought a new 100ft mooring line for that purpose and it actually worked on first try! One problem is to get ashore since we don't have a dinghy (yet!). Thankfully a helpful boat neighbor gave us a lift with his inflatable and also picked us up on the way back. California is a friendly place! The next morning we went around the island, checked out the Golden Gate, Alcatraz and the SF waterfront before starting the long slough back. Took us 7 hours to get back as the current was  quite strong and the winds were super light. Good thing is the shallow draft of the Tartan34, so we could duck into the shallows on the southern side of the San Pablo Bay to avoid the most of the current.