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Blue Angels Air Show…

09 Saturday Oct 2010

Posted by stanfordblog in Design

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Blue Angels, Fleet Week

© Joan Currie - View Toward the Marina, SF

You will see the graceful aerobatic maneuvers of the four-jet Diamond Formation, in concert with the fast-paced, high-performance maneuvers of its two Solo pilots. Finally, the team illustrates the pinnacle of precision flying, performing maneuvers locked as a unit in the renowned, six-jet Delta Formation.  – Blue Angels

As my daughter and I approached the Marina to see the air show this afternoon, a Blue Angels jet blasted up Fillmore Street just yards above our heads. The sonic boom and the raw power of the aircraft were thrilling! The Blue Angels performed to an enthusiastic crowd of about one million people both on the waterfront and afloat in the harbor.

© Joan Currie - En route to Waterfront

© Joan Currie - Souvenir Hats

Maltese Falcon Yacht…

06 Wednesday Oct 2010

Posted by stanfordblog in Design, Photography

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Fleet Week, Maltese Falcon, Tom Perkins, Yacht

© Joan Currie - Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon is one of the largest privately-owned sailing yachts in the world at 289 feet, similar to Athena and Eos. She was sold in 2009 to Elena Ambrosiadou. Wikipedia

San Francisco Fleet Week, my favorite week of the year in the city, starts tomorrow. This week reliably boasts the best weather, air show, and boats in the harbor. Two years ago when Tom Perkins still owned the Maltese Falcon, I was thrilled to get up close and boat around it.

Maltese Falcon Stern

Maltese Falcon Bow

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