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  1. andyatos

    Video: Towing Norcalsail 5 Miles With A Laser

    We have a post video request. It's the day I towed Norcalsail from Wall Beach (off of Hog Island) in Tomales Bay back to where we launched. Notice the fine bracing and steering technique used by Norcal. After observing his technique I knew he was an experienced Waterman and that we were going...
  2. andyatos

    Vertical Rudder Version 2.0: Downhaul, Uphaul, No Springs

    One of the coolest things about growing up in coastal Massachusetts was playing in the tides. We’d see tidal ranges of 10.5+ feet and even more during storms. One favorite tidal pastime as a kid was exploring with my buddies and seeing how close we could get to getting our boats stuck in remote...
  3. andyatos

    Video: Stealth Sunfish

    I pushed off the ramp, sheeted in and disappeared. Here's the video. - Andy
  4. andyatos

    Video: Eddys, Fog and Micrometeorological River Spirits

    A couple of days before Sunday, October 1st I saw a sailing window that might be doable before the strong northwest coastal winds were going to come back. These short windows can appear when a counterclockwise spinning eddy forms along several hundred miles of the coast. This produces...
  5. andyatos

    Video: Green Hills, Cumulus Clouds, Perfect Winds

    On Saturday, May 6th I scored a memorable day of sailing. Below are some details and video footage I shot during the 4+ hour long trip. A few days before Saturday I began to see a short window emerging between more rain and very strong, post frontal, northwest winds on the Sonoma county...
  6. andyatos

    Video: Low Tides Sailing On The Russian River

    On April 22nd, Phil and I got together at Jenner and did some sailing. It was an "interesting" day. The above average rains this winter did something I haven't seen in quite a while; they blew open a new, massive entrance at the river mouth. You can see the new river mouth here. What this...
  7. andyatos

    Video: Morning Sail At Jenner

    Saw a window coming where the smoke from the fires up north were going to clear out during a transition day from the eddy that was recycling the smoke to strong northwest winds on the coast. The river mouth was open and it was low tide which meant fun sailing in less water with it just starting...
  8. andyatos

    How To Accurately Weigh A Sunfish

    I'm curious as to how much my Sunfish weighs. Can I accurately weigh it using just one bathroom scale and just one person? Thanks, - Andy
  9. andyatos

    Video: We Go Looking For Some Wind

    A ridge of high pressure was going to pass over us on Friday with warm temperatures. But late Saturday a dry front was going to move through with very cold weather and super strong winds to follow. So we headed for the Russian River Friday morning, hoping a light sea breeze concentrated by...
  10. andyatos

    Video: Sailing Between California Fronts

    Phil texted me on Thursday, pointing out that it looked like Friday might be good for the Russian River. He was right... it was going to be the warmest day of the week. The only thing was the ridge of high pressure was going to be directly over us. That meant there was going to be pretty much...
  11. andyatos

    Video: A Memorable Sail

    The southeast wind was still blowing by the time we launched. But after about an hour it dropped to just a trickle... leaving us wondering if an onshore flow would develop. Here's the video. - Andy
  12. andyatos

    Video: Fall Sailing On Tomales Bay

    Arrived at the boat ramp to southeast winds at Tomales Bay. They didn't die out early like they normally do so we took to the water as soon as we were ready. Here's some video of our day. - Andy
  13. andyatos

    Best Way To Attach Carpet To Wooden Bunks?

    I'm replacing two wooden bunks near the stern of my Sunfish trailer. They are 2 by 4s and I'm going to cover them with some discarded carpet I got from a carpet store. Any ideas on the best way to attach the carpet to my new 2 by 4 bunks? Glue? Screws? Staples? Thanks, - Andy
  14. andyatos

    Video: Nothing Like A Day On The Water

    There was high fog covering the entire sky when we showed up at the cove at Tomales. But yet again, the weather gods burned it all off. Phil, Greg and Andy took to the water and had a really pleasant day with a nice breeze that built over the course of a few hours. Here's some video. - Andy
  15. andyatos

    Video: Another Day On The Bay

    Greg, Phil and Andy were looking for some sailing at Tomales. We got some. Warm and pleasant with nice puffs coming out of the Point Reyes canyons to broad reach in. Just what this Old Salt needed. Here's some footage. - Andy
  16. andyatos

    Video: Norcalsail & Andy Explore The Russian River

    With the river mouth closed off by the smaller summertime waves, the Russian River was super full... providing very nice sailing conditions. So Norcalsail & Andy took advantage of a short pause in the strong northwest coastal winds to do the Jenner to Duncan's Mills bridge out and back trip...
  17. andyatos

    Video: It Got Really Windy

    Phil (Norcalsail) in his Sunfish and Greg and Andy in their Lasers were ready for some action. Our northwest leg was great with good pace and solid wind. But then the Point Reyes fog goddess turned up the dial and humbled us on our return leg. Here's the video. - Andy
  18. andyatos

    Video: Tomales Worked Us Over

    Greg, Phil and Andy hit the bay looking for some adventure. The outward leg was nice with good wind. On the return leg, well... we got a bit more than we bargained for. Here's the video. - Andy
  19. andyatos

    Video: A Southeast Day At Tomales Bay

    With a north Pacific High producing north to northwest winds 15 miles offshore and a low off southern California creating southerly flow, we had the classic large, counter clockwise spinning eddy along the northern California coast… giving us southeast winds at Tomales Bay. The winds were...
  20. andyatos

    Video: A Southeast Day At Tomales Bay

    With a north Pacific High producing north to northwest winds 15 miles offshore and a low off southern California creating southerly flow, we had the classic large, counter clockwise spinning eddy along the northern California coast… giving us southeast winds at Tomales Bay. The winds were...

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