Rare view of San Clemente Island

Taken from the viewpoint near the Self Realization Fellowship in Encinitas, CA 

Local color - the Self-Realization-Fellowship dome in Encinitas

With holiday lights 

More interesting clouds from Swaami's cliffs

 

Mix of light and dark clouds in different layers

Maybe interesting to David 

Lots of surfers out there

Looking south from the cliffs above Swaami's beach near sunset on 12/11/05. Surfing is a really popular sport in Encinitas. 

That burnished-gold look

Sunset from the cliffs above Swaami's beach - the high vantage point is great for this kind of shot. 

Birds with waves

 

Swaami's wave 5

You can see an almost fully imprisoned tube of air inside this wave... 

Swaami's wave 4

 

Swaami's wave 3

 

A pretty nice day at the beach

That hazy beach look. 

Swaami's wave 2

I was trying to get that green color when the sun comes through the wave, so I shot right into the sun and overexposed a lot... 

Swaami's Wave 1

 

Surfer at Swaami's in Encinitas

Taken today 12/11/05 at Swaami's beach in Encinitas. 

Bird at Swaami's beach

Taken on Sunday 12/11/05 at Swaami's beach in Encinitas, CA. 

Pelicans hover at Star's bowsprit

 

Star of India with Pelicans!

The star was under full sail when this string of pelicans flew along side, nicely seen against the white sails. The crowning moment of a great sail. 

Spiderweb of lines connects the sails

Note the red-shirted crewmember. 

Royals sheeted home, she's under full sail!

A big moment for the crew. Under full sail she reached a speed of around 8 knots, not shabby for the light wind. 

Up royals!

The Star is about to reach full sail, with the setting of the fore and main royals. 

Before setting the royals

 

Oldest operational sailing vessel - the Star of India

 

Bow of the Star of India, with the Californian in the distance

That's the Californian off in the fog, the State Ship of California.

http://www.californian.org/ says:
"The Californian is a re-creation of the C.W. Lawrence, a Revenue Service cutter built in Washington D.C. in 1848. In 1849, the C.W. Lawrence under the command of Captain Alexander Fraser was sent to California to secure revenue, relieve distressed merchant vessels and to make scientific investigations of the harbors." 

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