Spring 2015 catch all... the kids were towed out to Berkeley Circle so Tom and I took a very tiny rib across to Angel Island. More stuff from water polo and more spring regattas.
Emirates Team New Zealand dominated the Italians, but at least we got to see a real race.
Sailing fans know it's all about the start and this was textbook. The Kiwis blocked Luna Rossa to a standstill and then accelerated to the line well after the horn, and never looked back.
From our Marina Green view, it looked like ETNZ was foiling all the time. Prada was in the air a lot too, but thy weren't nearly as fast as Emirates.
This is a catchall from just hanging out in the San Francisco Bay Area Fall/Winter 2011. Includes some #occupyOakland action, hanging around the San Francisco Waterfront, the Alameda waterfront trail near our house, Berkeley, and Coyote Point.
For Henry's 8th birthday, we surprised him with a cruise aboard the S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien in the midst of San Francisco's awesome Fleet Week. The Jeremiah O'Brien is a very famous Liberty Ship that is the only current seaworthy ship that took part in the D-Day Invasion in 1944.
I just can't do it, and perhaps never again. I attended the first 8 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festivals in Golden Gate Park and have many times sung the praise of Warren Hellman and his glorious event. But we barely survived #7, and we peaked at #8 with access-passes (thank you BAD LIVERS!!)
They are predicting 750,000 attendees this year, and I don't think it's an underestimate. It's simply too much humanity for us to deal with, so this will be the 3rd year I'll miss it.
Just for shits and giggles, I'm going to create an imaginary itinerary here in case I was kuh-razy enough to go. And I'm going to be realistic. Gone are the days when you can navigate between stages to cherry pick your shows like a smorgasbord. Unless you are 6 1/2 feet tall and don't mind bumming out other people, your best bet is to pick a spot and stick with it.
