And thankfully, we’re in a marina tucked up the San Joaquin River, protected from the waves and winds in the Bay Area. Thank you, Mt. Diablo and 71nm to San Fran.

Mach 5 has a gentle rocking, side-to-side with a little moaning of the fenders against the dock bumpers. Halyards are slapping all around us and winds howling.

I’ve taken a few videos today. None of them accurately capture the rain since everything is so grey!

08:30 weather starting to build

13:49 conditions picking up and we’ve already seen a high gust of 40mph

14:35 I went ashore and checked out the river

screen grab of SSC Davis Instruments weather station.