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San Francisco report

SAT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT...
DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 16 TO 19
FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13 SECONDS. RAIN AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.




What do you say, Bill, should we venture out? I'm sure my 18 foot
runabout can handle it. And I got my new handheld VHF so I can call
the USCG when I've had enough.
Bryan
Sea Ray 185


Nope, I am going to Alamo for a crab feed New Years party! Where in
the Bay Area, or NorCal are you located?

Near Santa Rosa.
That makes my primary runabout territory Lake Sonoma and Clear Lake.
I want to take a spin on the bay down the Petaluma River to Angel
island which is why I bought the handheld VHF; it didn't seem right to
be on the bay with just a cell phone. Of course I'll wait for ideal
conditions. It'll be my first step toward taking my little boat to
Catalina this summer. I figure I'll get a little bay experience in my
runabout before trying the Catalina trip. I've sailed the bay and made
the trip to Catalina plenty of times, but it's all been sailing in
boats I wouldn't hesistate to sail coastal or near coastal; never a
little powerboat.

Bryan
Sea Ray 185


Seeing the news on KRON, you could go boating in downtown Napa today.
Seeing the Wine Train terminal, we have reservations on the 20th for our
anniversary. Wonder if it will be running?


That's 20 days to clean up the muck and get things back on track. Not
that it's going to stop raining anytime soon, but maybe the flood threat
will subside.
My son just showed me the Reno news; apparently Reno flooded today. And
CalTrans says 80 west is closed at Fairfield due to flooding.
Is it time to buy an inflatable with an outboard?

Bryan



My boat only draws 7" at speed.

That'll get you up and down the neighborhood streets until you need to park
it on someones lawn.