Memorial Day Cruise to Santa Cruz & Half Moon Bay
May 23rd - May 26
Come join us as we jump start summer on Memorial Day weekend with a coastal trip down to Santa Cruz & Half Moon Bay! What a fantastic way to enjoy the California Coast! We'll be headed down "flotilla style" with a group of 20 - 25 boats from Club Nautique as well as gaggle of salty crew from Cruising Yachts. We did this for a quick weekend trip to Half Moon Bay in October and it was a blast! Now we're going even further and we're staying longer. Visit the Santa Cruz boardwalk and enjoy all the amazing sights along the way.
Itinerary
Allowing some room for artistic expression, the itinerary will go something like this:
Saturday, May 17 -
1200 - Pre-cruise meeting at Club Nautique, Alameda-attendance recommended
Friday, May 23 -
0345 Small yachts rendezvous at South Tower of Golden Gate Bridge for transit to Santa Cruz.
0400 Small yachts depart Golden Gate for Santa Cruz
0545 Large yachts rendezvous at South Tower of Golden Gate Bridge for transit to Santa Cruz.
0554 Sunrise
0600 Large yachts depart Golden Gate for Santa Cruz
1400 Early yachts arrive in Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor & establish moorage for raft up
1600 Late yachts arrive in Santa Cruz
1700 Cocktails aboard Eureka! hosted by Jeanneau Yachts
1930 Cocktail party secures. Dinner on your own.
2021 Sunset
Saturday, May 24
Free Day. Breakfast & lunch on your own. Ideas for the day:
• Beach Boardwalk open 1100-2300-1/2 mile walk from yacht harbor
(unlimited rides pass: $29.95 if purchased on line)
• Visit downtown Santa Cruz, home to boutiques, over 50 restaurants, sidewalk cafes, clubs,
nightlife, entertainment, shopping & more.
• Lay on the beach, play vollyball, surf, swim, read, kayak, bike ride, walk
1700 Wine Tasting aboard Firefly hosted by Hunter Marine.
1800 Floating Feast begins
1930 Entertainment (to be announced)
2021 Sunset
Sunday, May 25
0536 Departures for Half Moon Bay begin
0552 Sunrise
1012 Last yachts depart for Half Moon Bay
1600 Yachts arrive at Half Moon Bay
1700 Cocktails at Half Moon Bay Yacht Club
1900 Dinner on your own
2021 Sunset
Monday, May 26 - Memorial Day
0552 Sunrise
0800 Departures for Golden Gate begin
1012 Last yachts depart for Golden Gate
1300 ETA Golden Gate (beginning of flood)
Options
1. Climb onboard the Club Nautique Skippered charter vessel and have a Coast Guard licensed skipper at the helm. Cost to be determined. Please contact Daniel Glennon for more information.
2. Charter a boat & join in the fun (must be CPM certified). Cost is your charter costs and berthing fees along the way. Be sure to contact Cruising Yachts an let them know you'll be joining us.
3. Join a list of those interested and we'll get chartershares together. We'll need CPM certified skippers to assume skipper duties. We recommend that you have had some open sea experience. All participants will be asked to split charter cost, provisioning and berthing fees.
Approximate cost will depend on how many people you want on your boat. For a member to charter a 36' to 46' ocean rated vessel weekend ranges from $1565 - $2640. Depending on the size of boat that you would like to charter cost will vary. We'll do our best to see that everyone is comfortable with their accommodations.
Please contact Marianne Armand to be added to the list if you're interested. Email her at:marmand@clubnautique.net
YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!
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