Those Farallones winds. They often put a crimp in the best-laid plans. And they did so yesterday, as they have for half the days this month. The shark tag team assembled at the Marina Green at 6 a.m., then sailed all the way out to the Farallon Islands, which takes a couple of hours. The winds kicked up more than forecast. Anything above 15 knots makes it too difficult and dangerous to tag the sharks. The shark taggers lower a small boat from the back of the vessel pictured below, and does the tagging from the small boat.

But no such luck yesteray. The team turned around and sailed back to San Francisco.

However, for those who love the water, it's never a bad day for a sail. Here are some photos from a bright day earlier this month. Left to right, below: Scot Anderson, Aaron Carlisle, Taylor Chapple, and Captain Homer.

Here's Captain Homer and Scot Anderson, with the Farallon Islands in the background.

....and, of course that gorgeous orange Golden Gate Bridge.

Sal Jorgensen took all the photos.