San Francisco Gunkholing Trip 6/15-20/08

The San Francisco Maritime Muesum and Sac/SF TSCA group hosted another Gunkholing trip in 2008 - possibly the last official event.  The travel days are shown in colors.  We left from Eddo's and sailed up to Korth's, then on to Devil's Isle, then to Hog Island, then Three River Reach, then back to Eddo's.
Some other photo links -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/achesonblog/sets/72157605747346973/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/searoom-sf/sets/72157605732607086/with/2597492443/
http://web.mac.com/tsbloch/TBLOCH/EVENTS/Pages/Gunkholing_2008.html

A nice phot of me sailing into Three River Reach - it was in the high 90's with not much wind. (not my photo)

And the raftup at Hog Island around the scow schooner Alma. (not my photo)

Here's "searoom's" photo of_Annie_.

And a nicer one of Jake's _Sally_. (not my photo)

This is Anne, a Bud Mackintosh sloop rigged as a yawl. (not my photo)

The  Captain's Meeting at Eddo's the night before leaving.

The covered docks at Eddo's

Safely arrived at Korth's Pirate Lair - we had strong winds and big swells on the San Joaquin River.

The docks at Korth's

Camping on the lawn at Korth's - not nearly as close to the high tideline as Eddo's!

Sailing South from Korth's toward Devil's Isle.

Looking aft.  You can see it was a great downwind ride.

The Alma approaches the docks at Devil's Isle.

Lots of room at these private docks, but very little "Isle" above high tide.

Bigger boats at Devil's Isle.

Sailing down to Hog Island.

A quick break on the beach across from Hog Island.  Black "asphalt" lumps are Delta peat.

The Alma sails grandly past on her way to round the far end of Hog Island into the achorage.

Raft-up at Hog Island which has no docks.

Raft-up at Hog Island

Me at the controls of a wrecked barge on Hog Island.

Trading tacks with John Muir in his Whitehall on the way to Three River Reach.

Three Mile Reach as a nice anchorage and low-tide beach.

Dinner on board the Alma.

Making music on the Alma.

Early moring at Three River Reach.

My tent on the beach at Three Mile Reach.

Nearly all the small boats got a tow back towards Eddo's on the final windless day.

Heading back to Eddo's.

The tug Telco towing a string of small boats.

The Telco wasn't the only boat playing tug.

We had a tiny bit of wind near the San Joaquin, so I cast off and sailed the last bit.