May 16 2009
Red Bull Air Races ~ May 9, 2009
Jodi, Logan and a group of friends chartered our 52-foot yacht for an afternoon of watching the Red Bull Air Races, and to celebrate Logan’s birthday. The four-hour charter began an hour earlier than originally planned, so we could get a good viewing spot! We managed to anchor in the middle of the Big Bay between the Navy Base on Coronado and the Embarcadero, so we had a pretty good view. The races were amazing, as the daredevil pilots flew in and out of the pylons - and so close to the water - as if it were a video game. The atmosphere in the bay was like a giant party … it was packed with every type of boat imaginable: luxury yachts, fishing boats, dinghies, kayaks, and of course U.S. Coast Guard and Navy Security boats.
Captain Murf and I had a great time with the group, and decided to take a “mini tour” while the bay cleared out after the races. We cruised over to the USS Midway, then to the Embarcadero to point out all the boats at the MAritme Museum: the Star of India, the HMS Surprise (Russell Crowe’s boat in the movie Master and Commander), the Berkeley, and the Soviet Navy B-39 submarine that was rumored to have at one time tracked the Midway! The Californian (the Stae Official Tall Ship), was out sailing – we passed her on the way back to the dock in America’s Cup Harbor.
The group had a great time, and promised to be back … it was an awesome day!