The failed attempt

Course plot

Leaving Angel Island around 11a. In hindsight too late! Fighting the remainder of the flood tide to make it through the Golden Gate. You can actually see how we drifted back in the tacks, and also how much better the pointing angle got when close to shore. Big breakers around Pt Bonita, short tack away from those nasty things and then cutting on the potato patch shoal side though the channel. The point where we realized that we were't going to make it in the upper left. That was around 3p with just 5mls out of the Golden Gate and still 20mls to go with increasing wind from W-NW. Quick upwind tack to get the main down and then flying back into the SF Bay!

Lessons learned: 1) If the wind is N-NW there is no chance to get to Pt Reyes. Should have opted for Halfmoon Bay instead. Need to wait for a stable SW wind situation. 2) Need to leave early in the morning for any venture out of the SF Bay. If there's a flood tide running don't even attempt to go out. That makes the way back also easier as the flood in the afternoon helps getting back in and you avoid big wave against current action. 3) Better safe than sorry!