Anyone get caught in the slot last Sunday afternoon? Whew! That wasn't in the forecast! Took an good friend's family out for the day. Hiked Angel Island, lunch on the boat in the cove, and an afternoon sail. We left Ayala Cove about 3 is my guess and headed up Racoon toward Sausalito. I think the J80 fleet was racing in that direction. Fell off on a broad reach across the front of Angel with full main and head sail. Fog was rolling in at the gate and winds went quickly to 20-25 on a huge ebb. That's not suppose to happen in October! Glad I had another hand aboard that knew what she was doing. She kept the boat on her feet with a lot of quick counter-steering while barely carrying on a converstation with one of our guests. Knot meter hit 9s and a couple of quick visits to 10. Not sure how accurate it is - but it didn't matter. Alcatraz was a blur and I mostly remember seeing boats scramble south for Alameda to the calm waters of the Bay Bridge. When I took over driving we were half way to TI and winds were around 23. I decided to follow a few other boat ducking behind the Treasure Island where we tacked and put in a reef. Could not help but think about those lucky cowards heading for the shelter of the South Bay as I had to go back into the wind crossing the slot to get back to Richmond. Beaming almost all the way there at 8 knots, our gusts never had a clue. What a day. Anyone else have a story about Sunday? Anyone? I saw several Ericsons on the water prior to the cranage.