It was bittersweet to get a full crew together and race Astraea in a Saturday Veleros de Baja sailboat race. We invited our friends from S/V Namaste, S/V Sea Rover II and S/V Greybeard to hang out and crew for the … Continue reading
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More Friends Visit and our First South Bay Family Race

On Wednesday we got a new digital camera we ordered in the mail. Natalie and I took Sullivan to the doctor’s office and then we went out to Balboa Park to play in the grass.
On Friday Shaun and Michelle, friends from Everett, joined us for an evening sail.
We decided to take the boat over to the public dock on Coronado and walked a few blocks over to the Coronado Brewing Company for drinks and dinner. Unfortunately, they were out of my favorite their red ale.
Natalie and I are starting a Sea Scout Ship at Chula Vista Marina. We took out one of the volunteer leaders, Alfonso, and our lone Sea Scout.
- On our way to see Dr. Nakahara
- At the doctor’s office. I’m whistling, not making funny faces.
- at Balboa Park after the doctor’s visit
- What’s this thing?
- A pinecone!
- We sailed our boat up to Coronado and docked at the public dock
- What’s happening next?
- Family picture time
- Shaun and Michelle, our friends from Everett came along and enjoyed
- Sully enjoyed their company too
- The water taxi
- Sullivan and Shaun played peekaboo in the companionway
- The next day we raced with Sea Scouts. Sullivan was hanging out in the cockpit in his jumper
- Alfonso gave Sully some lessons behind the wheel
- Natalie and Sully hanging out in the cockpit
- Alex is our #1 Sea Scout
- Sully can crawl up the step to the ladder so now we have to be extra careful
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