But after a late breakfast at the deli by the docks in Marina Village, we motored out of the Oakland Estuary, catching a fair breeze right outside the channel. And it was an uncharacteristically warm breeze, a nice fall day for a sail.
Even Admiral Fox said it was warm.
San Francisco ahead
Because it was Friday, we had the bay nearly to ourselves at first. We waved to the people working in the downtown San Francisco highrise office buildings as we passed by, as well as thousands of fall tourists scuttling along the Embarcadero.
Then we sailed up the west side of Treasure Island, nearly intersecting with a sailboat race out of Berkeley. The money invested in just the sails on some of those boats could buy a nice automobile.
Expensive kevlar sails were the norm on the race boats
As part of the tour, we cruised home along the east side of Treasure Island, noting a new (at least new to us) Oracle company building and lots of apparent construction in the marina area.
We also pushed our way through an ebbing tide to slide under the Bay Bridge - as well as the new part still under construction.
It was more than 20 years ago that the Loma Prieta earthquake shook the bridge so severely, causing much damage and prompting the expensive rebuilding.
I'm not an engineer, but it looks like driving a car across that new span is five years away - at least.
Bay Bridge - still under construction
Here's a short video of the under-sail adventures Friday.
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