Alec has been on Wanderlust a number of times before, but this was our first time sailing with just the two of us, and he was great crew. I had checked with Predict Wind and was anticipating perfect sailing weather (for our boat) in the mid-teens. As is common on SF Bay the winds were higher .... much higher. Much of the afternoon was in the mid-twenties and for awhile we had 29 kts. I, fortunately, had decided to use the second reef (of two in the main) and partially reefed the roller furling genoa. We sailed clockwise around Angel Island with a west wind behind us. When we turned the corner we hit the normal wind shadow and drifted for a bit. I decided that starting the engine and getting back to wind was in order, but THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START! Turn the key and sometimes a click, but sometimes nothing. I went to the engine compartment while Alec manned the helm without wind. He kept his head and managed well while I tried tapping the solenoid and starter with a mallet and when that didn't work I contacted BoatUS for a tow back to our marina. Their ETA was 45 minutes. Shortly after arranging the tow I tried the engine again -- SUCCESS. I notified BoatUS that we were now underway back to the marina, and they made to catch up with us in case of further issues. The photos of Wanderlust starting the sail were taken by Captain Randy of the Westsail 32 Tortuga. His text message read, "Dancing with Ferries". Close to the truth. Alec said he had a great time with (despite) all the events of the day, and we look forward to more sailing together. We ended the day at "Sweeties" bar nearby for their Shepherd's Pie, and a couple of pints (one being a Shirley Temple).

STRONG winds in the teens to thirty knots, BUT coming directly from our destination. The fully reefed (two reefs) main did get some workout and helped us on the last parts of the trip.

Bernice is chilling on the Hook at China Camp!

After a nice couple of days relaxing and socializing at the Point San Pablo Yacht Club we sailed to China Camp where we plan to sit at anchor for three days. Anchored in six feet of water the first time. Hoping the anchor holds (think it will). Anchor held but the boat ahead of us had apparently put out 140' of line in six feet of water. Ugh. When the current direction changed they were ten feet away. We yelled back and forth and I suggested VHF. They told me their radio wasn't working for transmitting. Sometimes the best solution is to just MOVE. We did and re-anchored. Beautiful sunset.

I'll cleanup tomorrow and deflate the dinghy.

Got one mooring and decided to inflate the dinghy to get the second (required) mooring. By the time the dinghy was in the water we ALMOST had drifted to the second mooring. Short, but the dinghy was needed.

Great day sail on the Bay. Had lunch before untying the lines and set 📐 immediately. One reef in main and mostly unfurled genoa. We were almost through Raccoon Straits after a number of tacks in good winds, but then just a couple knots and going nowhere. Motored for maybe twenty minutes and from nothing to close to twenty knots. Typical SF weather. Finished the day with some single malt Scotch in the slip. Great crew, thanks guys.

The morning had been filled with significant rocking and rolling while on the mooring at Angel Island. We slipped the lines and headed west out of Racoon Straits. Not long after we turned south for the City front. Genoa out completely but no mainsail. The wind was in the mid to upper twenties from behind us much of the way home so we looked for a wind shadow behind Alcatraz to help rolling in the genoa. We got some relief and did a great job (thanks first mate Cappy) for a great job slacking the jib sheets as I rolled up the roller furling. When we have the main out I had downwind so the main shadows the genoa. There was a lot of boat movement coutesy of water conditions created by the strong north wind. Eleven days on the water with docking, anchoring, and mooring. Looking forward to another trip soon. We were glad that a hot dog stand was five minutes walk from our slip. Had lunch and packing up to head home.