San Francisco

[Weiss Pinguin]

Originally Posted by razark

http://www.hnsa.org/ships/pampanito.htm, of course.

And Lombard Street, at high speed.

And the Jeremiah O'Brien! I got to see the Pampanito, but not the O'Brien sadly I did, however, get to speak with a former crewmember (I believe) who was giving tourists some of the boat's history.

We was there last November, but we didn't really tour very much as we were focused more on my grandparents' anniversary.

[razark]

Originally Posted by Weiss Pinguin

And the Jeremiah O'Brien! I got to see the Pampanito, but not the O'Brien sadly I did, however, get to speak with a former crewmember (I believe) who was giving tourists some of the boat's history.

We was there last November, but we didn't really tour very much as we were focused more on my grandparents' anniversary.

I was there last May on a business trip with my boss, and he isn't exactly the type to spend a long time poking around on old boats, so I missed out on the O'Brien.

Write up and pictures here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=169120

[mookiemookie]

I got to sail on the O'Brien last year on their Memorial Day cruise. That was awesome.

You can't believe how hot those engines get. It had to be at least 120 degrees down there.

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I got to sail on the O'Brien last year on their Memorial Day cruise. That was awesome.

You can't believe how hot those engines get. It had to be at least 120 degrees down there.

That's totally cool! How far did you go? Photos?

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

That's totally cool! How far did you go? Photos?

We sailed through the Bay, a little ways past the Golden Gate Bridge, and then came back. They must have only been doing a couple knots, because it took 2 or 3 hours. We had lunch, free beer, a brass band, and they did a wreath tossing memorial for some of the original crew who had passed on. It was a great day.

I'll post pics shortly.

EDIT: At work and only have access to a few of the pics, but here they are: http://imgur.com/a/psUNN#8ibIy

[Weiss Pinguin]

Wow, do they do that every Memorial Day or was that just a special event?

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by Weiss Pinguin

Wow, do they do that every Memorial Day or was that just a special event?

They have cruises a few times a year: http://www.ssjeremiahobrien.org/EVENTS/cruises.htm