Visiting a friend’s sailboat July 21st and 23rd in Santa Cruz, CA.

My genial host, Cap’n Mike, takes the helm. (Actually, we stayed in port, and went to the Thursday evening music-on-the-beach event).

Man at the helm

And the charming first officer, Cap’n Mike’s lovely bride Jan.

Woman lounging on deck

His slip is right at the entrance to the harbor, so there’s always something passsing by. Sailboats, paddle-boarders, sea otters.

Sailboat in channel

The band.

Band

And part of the crowd. The turn out this evening was several hundred.

Tree Bark