Delta Doo Dah Gets the Blues

The Isleton Cajun & Blues Festival was held on Father’s Day Weekend on the Delta Loop, and Owl Harbor held their Who’s in Blues BBQ for marina tenants and Delta Doo Dah sailors on Saturday to coincide with the popular festival.

Jason Kopps and his 17-year-old son Eric, from the Richmond-based Hunter 33 Resolute, won tickets to the Cajun Festival from an earlier Delta Doo Dah drawing. They’ve been coming to the Delta for four years. They spent the previous Sunday night anchored at Decker Island. "It was awesome," said Eric. On Monday they went to Rio Vista, where the temp climbed to 107. "Then we were going to go to Mandeville, but with gusts to 34 knots, we couldn’t anchor," said Jason. "It wasn’t going to hold in Potato Slough either." So they went to Owl Harbor. The wind finally died enough later in the week and they anchored in Mildred Island, a permanently flooded tract. "It was perfect. We were the only boat there. We had our best time ever at Mildred." They’re in the Delta until Friday and plan to visit Franks Tract and King Island.

Just down the dock from Resolute, the crew of Daryl and Patty Silva’s Alameda-based Beneteau 361 Lucy arrived on Friday. They had a great sail up with favorable current, hitting 8 knots over ground. They took advantage of a free night at Pittsburg Marina for Delta Doo Dah’ers on the way up. The marina is a short stroll away from old town Pittsburg, where they enjoyed the happy hour at E.J. Phair’s. They plan to stay at Owl for two weeks, then come up again in July and August.

Kristy Lugert sailed her Pearson 26 Ulmer Spatz up from its slip in Antioch. At Owl Harbor, she rendezvoused with her dad, who launched his C-Dory 22 at Korth’s Pirates Lair, and friends Sailor Cherry and Jay the Cabin Boy from the Serendipity 43 Hooked.

Among the 170 partygoers, we counted the crews of about a dozen Doo Dah boats, including Resolute, Lucy, A Dory 4 Sale, Ulmer Spatz, Shellback, Stickeen, Stink Eye, Zeehond, Hooked, Apogee, and Jane O.

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The next Delta Doo Dah event will be this Saturday’s Summer Sailstice potluck picnic at Tiki Lagun Marina. For more info, and to sign up for the Doo Dah (it’s free!), see www.deltadoodah.com.