TSCA Tomales Bay event this weekend

[Thorne]

Anybody but me going from this forum? Canoeyawl? Les?

This past weekend was *glorious*, and the coming one should also be nice and have temps in the high 60's out at Tomales...

http://www.tsca.net/Sacramento/

[Canoeyawl]

Thorne, the dates were changed and reposted a couple of months ago. The event has come and gone…
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[Thorne]

Are you sure? The Marshall Beach and annual meeting was moved back a week, but there was another event listed for early October at Tomales. See the web calendar http://www.tsca.net/Sacramento/ .

I'll try calling right now -- thanks for the heads up!

Just confirmed, yes it is happening this Sat. Meet at Nick's Cove and launch before 10am, row aprox 4 mi to Alvals Beach and have lunch. Possible hike, then row/sail back to Nick's around 2pm, should have a following wind from the NW according to Pete Evans.

I'll be there unless my boss decides that I have to work...we shall see.

[Thorne]

Here's the projected trip, tides should favor us both ways plus the wind for sailing back...

http://www.luckhardt.com/tomalesbay.jpg

[Thorne]

Here are the photos that I took -- setting off from Nicks Cove, rowing past Hog Island, pulling up on the beach twice, hiking out near Tomales Point and seeing LOTS of elk, carrying the dog back, and my messy boat with new mast and sprit-boom rig.

http://www.luckhardt.com/Tomales/Tomales10-06.html

http://www.luckhardt.com/Tomales/Tomales10-06-Images/15.jpg

[elf]

Was sailing part of the event?

[Thorne]

As above, row up, sail back. Tides in our favor both ways due to careful planning by organizers.

Only one boat didn't have a small sailing rig, but mine was the only mast too large to fit in the boat -- gotta make up a spritsail and spars this winter.

[StevenBauer]

David, thanks for sharing. I love these kind of events and hope to participate in something similar here in Portland next summer. Great pics, can you tell us more about the white boat behind yours in this pic?

http://www.luckhardt.com/Tomales/Tomales10-06-Images/15.jpg

[elf]

Well, I thought you said sail back but I don't see any masts except yours.

Sorry the weather was so relentlessly October on Point Reyes. So nice to be there in May, or January. Barefoot on Shell Beach in January. Hat-free hiking to Tomales Point from McClure's in January.

Beautiful and amazing place.

[Thorne]

Well, it wasn't too bad as a couple of us were wearing shorts -- and nice to have a good wind for the return.

In the photo above, the boat behind mine is owned by someone whose name I've forgotten but was designed (and I think built) by a fellow named Ed, standing behind the boat and walking over to his boat with the green hull.

The white-hulled boat is a schooner, loosely based on Gardner's Chamberlain gunning dory plans. The green-hulled boat takes a single mast as is loosely based on a Thames pulling boat with a significanlty fuller bow (said Ed when I asked him about it).

http://www.luckhardt.com/Tomales/Tomales10-06-Images/9.jpg

Here's two more shots of the schooner -- wish I'd gotten one of her under sail, as she's got twin balanced lugsails and looks even more lovely!

http://www.luckhardt.com/tsca-schooner1.jpg

http://www.luckhardt.com/tsca-schooner2.jpg

[Bill Childs]

Quite possibly Ed Foster was the designer/builder you mention Thorne. Used to hang with this crowd years ago. Good people no doubt. Thanks for the photos.