This blog and e-mails to select number of folks will serve as our float plan. A float plan is a way for people to know where we should be when. In a very unlikely case, that we don't arrive when expected, or we cannot be contacted, via cell or e-mail, also very unlikely, then they can alert the U.S. Coast Guard and convey our route intentions.

Well family and our family of friends...we plan on leaving this Thursday, 5/8 for a short ride to Drakes Bay just south of Point Reyes. The weather windows are small so we are planning short runs. 

We will be in Drakes Bay about 5 hours after leaving the slip in Alameda, so we should be there early afternoon. We have been to Drakes Bay before as you can see in the blog. We will anchor there overnight

The next morning Friday 5/9 it will be up early to head around Point Reyes to Bodega Bay. It will take another 5-6 hours to get to Bodega Bay and we plan to be there early Friday 5/9 afternoon to avoid the winds. 

After spending Friday night in a slip in Bodega Harbor , we will leave at first light "daybreak" to make the long run, 12-15 hours to Fort Bragg. We plan to be in Fort Bragg Saturday, 5/10 late afternoon. At that point we are once again waiting on the weather for the next run.  I will keep you posted if there are any changes. And for the sailors and cruisers, I will let you know the weather, sea, anchor/harbor and wind conditions along with our actual crusing speed as we complete each route.