April 8th, 2016: Strictly Sail Pacific.Jared and I attended the Strictly Sail Pacific boat show in Richmond, CA. Our goal was to check out the boat to finalize our boat type. I am all for a catamaran and Jared was still wanting to check out a few mono-hulls to see if I could be persuaded. With 5 of us aboard, I know the space will come in handy. We currently own a Erickson 911 30 foot mono-hull, which is fine for day sailing, however, I know we will need a lot more space when it comes time for cruising.
Being a Friday, there wasn't too much of a crowd yet. We scoped out the vendor area and then headed over to the marina after grabbing a quick bite at a local pub. The walk over from the vendor area to the marina was about 5 minutes. There are historical references along the way and "stand in the footsteps" interactive activities. The port of Richmond is located along the city's southern coast and ranks number one in San Francisco's ports. Constructed in the 1980s, the majority of traffic is oil and petroleum products, with imported foreign cars coming in second.
Not all of the boats had made it in time for the show, so there weren't many cats available to check out. There were actually only two. We toured a few mono-hulls in the 50 foot range and then two of the Lagoon 39 and 40 footers.
It was a quick stop for us and we are looking forward to the San Diego International boat show in June and then possibly Miami in February 2017.
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