Maltese Faclon enters San Francisco Bay

Today we decided to head out and see the Maltese Falcon enter the San Francisco Bay for the first time. This is a 289 foot sailboat that literally has no rival. The bay was absolutely picturesque in the morning. In fact, I can't remember ever seeing it this calm. We were definitely not the only boaters that decided to see the Maltese Falcon and take advantage of the great weather.

I took a ton of pictures because I've literally not seen the bay this calm on a warm day - ever.

I saw more large powerboats out on the bay today than ever before. I'm not sure if it was the weather or the Maltese Falcon that brought people out but it's always good to see people out on the bay taking advantage of a gorgeous afternoon.

We passed through the Golden Gate on our way to find the Maltese Falcon. It was slightly bumpier than inside the bay and a tad bit cooler on account of the ever-present fog but still a great day to head outside the gate.

We had to stop for a photo since the fog was starting to head back out to sea. Not to mention we rarely go outside the gate on account of the weather rarely cooperating.

We decided to cruise up the Marin coastline a little ways to see what we could discover. It's an absolutely beautiful coastline. Specifically, due to the fact that there are no houses dotting the coastline.

After cruising for a while my wife spotted the Maltese Falcon offshore. We had expected it to come from Drakes Bay along the coast which was just north of us but it looks like they decided to head out to sea a ways before the grand entrance.

Needless to say this yacht is quite a site to see at 289 feet long. We were absolutely awe-struck at its size. The owner is said to have spent between $150 and $300 million to construct this beauty.

We had no idea how many people would be out for the reception. It was literally the most boats I've seen out on the bay next to Fleet Week. I got pretty hectic coming into the gate with so may boats around. The ocean, of course, wasn't cooperating which made it very difficult to navigate with so many other vessels around.

I couldn't tell if it was so rough because of the weather (which was much nicer 5 miles further out where we intercepted the Falcon) or, from all the wakes created by so many boats in close proximity.





We were a little worried whether the Falcon would fit under the bridge!






It turned in to quite a circus as you can see. I'm glad we made the trip as we'll never forget seeing such an incredible boat up so close. Riding along side of it on the way into the gate was awesome.