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June 18th Sailing Trip on the Ranger 26 to Nine Mile Bank off Point Loma, San Diego, CA

7:00AM is just too early to have to deal with Navy Freighters! navy freighter coming up

Here comes the navy skiff to check us out. navy freighter with skiff approaching

Sea Lions enjoying the morning. buoy with sea lions

Sea Lion enjoying the morning. buoy with sea lion

Point Loma and fishing boat off in the distance. Two paddles sticking up are from a Sea Lion taking a nap. The camera does not have tele so we could not take pics of some of the things we saw on this trip (sub, tender, some porpoises and a pod of gray whales). sailing the bank

Returning to Pt. Loma from the Nine Mile Bank. returning from the bank 1

Another angle. Note the wind was weak so we have a "preventer" rigged to the main sail. returning from the bank 2

Another shot of Pt. Loma. returning from the bank 3

Dad sailing. The wind has picked up a little. returning from the bank 4

Me sailing. returning from the bank 5

Me sailing. returning from the bank 6

Me sailing in the blue water. me blue water sailing

Me sailing in the blue water. me blue water sailing again

Me sailing. Heading off to get the Pt. Loma into the picture.
me with pt. loma in picture

Dad sailing over the blue water. Dad sailing over the blue water

Dad sailing over the blue water again. Dad sailing over the blue water again
Skipper in the cockpit.
dad sailing in cockpit
Skipper in the cockpit.
dad sailing in cockpit again
Scruffy at the helm.
scruffy at the helm
Sails running wing-on-wing as we run in light winds.
wing-on-wing running downwind
Sailing through the kelp beds off Pt. Loma
sailing through the kelp beds off Point Loma
Kelp off the stern
sailing through the kelp beds off Point Loma 2
Kelp Beds
kelp beds off Point Loma
Thumb shows we're rounding the point.
round point loma