The RIGHT Way to Eat Pizza….

What did I do this weekend?

With good friends, Dan and Christy, I sailed aboard the Chardonnay II, in Monterey Bay, out of Santa Cruz, CA. Did the Afternoon Sail. The Chardonnay II is a 70-foot luxury sailing yacht designed for speed out on the open ocean.

And it was an absolutely glorious, GORGEOUS day!  We left harbor at 2 p.m. on Saturday, on a pretty full compliment, by the looks of things. On this sail, free beer and pizza were provided by the Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery (well, at least the beer was provided by these guys; not sure who provided the pizza) Not a partaker of alcohol, I passed on the “Barley Sandwiches,” my dad used to call them, but had no trouble whatsoever with the pizza. They just kept comin around and I kept eatin! Ate at straight-and-level, and ate at 45 degrees. Ate with the sea breeze in my hair, ate watching other sail- and motorboats pass by.

Now, THIS is the way to eat pizza!

Cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms and sausage, pesto, and my personal favorite, Hawai’ian (though I was impressed with the pesto) were served. For 2 hours we sailed around Monterey Bay, between the Santa Cruz’s lighthouse point and the Santa Cruz harbor. Even saw some porpoises/dolphins on the way back to the harbor.

Now, I don’t know the nautical for being angled at 45 degrees or whatever it was we were at, but when under full sail and sailing across the bay, I was also quite impressed with the beer pouring services of the two crew members at said 45-degree angle!  Quite skilled! Such yankin-and-bankin also gave new meaning to “hitting the target” in The Head. Luckily, the Head’s deck had a perfectly placed angled corner built into the deck to better steady one’s self during such high-angled maneuvers….

There is just “something” about sailing along with the wind and the birds and the sun on your face. The water was very calm (a GOOD thing, given I seem prone to sea sickness), so we all just kicked back and enjoyed the ride. I don’t seem to relax much, but this was total relaxation. I could definitely do this again–and very well might (hear that D&C?)!

This sail is HIGHLY recommended! The Chardonnay II can be located at CLICK HERE.

Thanks, again, Dan and Christy–this was a blast!

Fair winds and following seas!