This summer (1999), the Tall Ships made a return visit to San Francisco bay. From Baker Beach, in the Presidio, we had a pretty good view of the procession! Now if only I had a telephoto lens...

Not part of the Tall Ships, but a beautiful lighthouse off the San Mateo coast.

Again, not of the Tall Ships, but of a Nautical bent. These are amazing cloud formations, as seen off the Martha's Vineyard coast, in the summer of 1999. Note the texturing, and the gradients!