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