September 4 - 6, 2004 Half Moon Bay Cruise

(If you like, you can skip down through the prose and go straight to the pictures below!)

Forecasts for big seas and light following winds with a departure time of 0600 didn't dampen the enthusiasmof xx Islanders that headed out the Golded Gate for Half Moon Bay. Going most of the way under power, the fleet was safely tied to mooring cans in the outer harbor well before noon. Most boats took single moorings, but Freedom Won, John & Nanci Melton, had a friendly Catalina rafted alongside, while Evanescence, Smokey & Laurie Stover, rafted up with the I-36 Whitehorse. Among the single mooring crowd were Cruise Coordinator (and Cruising Chair) Dennis, Judy and Matt Bush on Natural High, Chris, Kelley & Claire on Spindrift, Ron & Karen Damsen on Woodbine, and Brian & Fran Jacobs on Endeavor. Harry Farrell started out on Pacific High but turned back when his engine started overheating a couple of miles outside the Gate. Those arriving by land-yacht included Peter & Lousia Szasz (Midnight Sun), Roger and Linda McClellan (4 Our Sanity), and Rick & sandy Van Mell (Vanishing Animal).

Endeavor hosted a great afternoon cocktail party on Saturday before everyone headed ashore for dinner. The Half Moon Bay Yacht Club cookout was slow to get started, but that just left more time for a bit more liquid refreshment.

Sunday was a scheduled Luau, then the fleet had another light-weather day mostly motoring back to the Gate on Monday. At least there were no bashing headwinds to fight!

Our pictures are pretty much self explanatory this time around - the major sections are the early morning departure;cocktail hour Saturday; a little beach time; and the gentle parade back home.

Pictures are compliments of Ron Damsen and Chris Mellor. Click on images to enlarge, click "Back" to return.

PICT0001	Ron Damsen at the helm	PICT0003	PICT0004
Freedom Won5	PICT0006	PICT0007	PICT0008
PICT0009	Endeavor	PICT0011	Freedom Won
PICT0013	Chris, Claire, Sandy, Rick, Kelley & Karen on Woodbine	PICT0015	PICT0016
Fran, Laurie & Karen on Endeavor	PICT0018	Laurie & Karen are all smiles	Sandy & Kelley have it all worked out
Nanci & Fran ponder what to eat next!	Sandy, Kelley & Judy have it all	PICT0023	PICT0024
Claire Mellor & Matt Bush	PICT0026	Woodbine	Natural High's inflatable deflated!
Whitehouse & Evanescence	PICT0030	PICT0031	PICT0032
The Gang's all here!	PICT0034	Waiting for dinner	Kelley, Karen & Chris
Sandy, Peter Szasz & Rick	Roger & Linda with Lousia	It doesn't get any prettier at Half Moon Bay!	PICT0040
Half Moon Bay clubhouse	Pict0042	PICT0043	PICT0044
Matt & Claire know how to play	PICT0046	PICT0047	PICT0048
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Freedom Won heads home	Whitehorse?	labor-day-cruise040007[1]