It was blowing like stink, and the seas were large enough to be annoying.  Here’s what it was like once we left Monterey Bay and headed out to sea:

Here is a Google Earth “kmz” file showing the track for VALIS during the race to Monterey and the return to San Francisco. I should probably mention that VALIS was motorsailing all the way home… VALIS Spinnaker Cup 2010.kmz

We finished the race, drifting across the finish line around 8:30AM Saturday. That last ten miles was *slow*, and if we hadn’t found ourselves in the near-shore current we might still be out there. Exciting race report to follow. Around 10:00 AM today (Sunday) we left Monterey and are currently motorsailing north towards Santa Cruz. […]

Spinnaker up and we’re heading for Monterey!

OK, We’re offshore now, approaching Pacifica. The wind is about 15 kts from the NW and the seas quite comfortable. The race start-time was delayed for about an hour due to very light winds. It took us a few tries to make it across the starting line, and the strong flood current kept pushing us […]

Watch this space for Spinnaker Cup news! Motoring out to the bay — where’s the wind???