Vacation Leg 4

Robert Larson

We were planning our departure from Petalma to Angel Island and were concerned about tides. We decided to depart Petaluma at 6:30am on a falling tide. We had concerns about grounding, but forgot that we would also be getting speed from the current flowing out the river. The bridge opened for us at 6:30am and we nearly flew down the river. The Raymarine Axiom with Navionics charts did a great job advising me when to accept a change in course. What we thought would be a four hour trip to the open water was more like two hours. Then, in open water and genoa out full we hit 9 kts SOG. The moorings at Angel Island are fairly silted and we arrived at low (minus) tide. We sided up to the furthest mooring from land and were stuck in mud. That made it easy to attch the first of two mooring lines. We sat there aground and I inflated the dinghy and rowed to attached the second line. All is good now for a couple of days. Old friends (non-boaters) asked us if we wanted to join them at "Sams" in Tiburon which is only across the channel from where we are moored. Will be a perfect way to end the first sailing vacation of 2025. The celebratory is my birthday breakfast from yesterday morning. First/best mate is great at making simple meals special meals.

Boat & Crew

Wanderlust

Gulfstar, 37

Cappy Larson

First Mate

Robert Larson

Owner