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08-12-2014, 16:07
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: sf bay
Boat: megregor 26
Posts: 8
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Hello From SF Bay
Hello I am new to sailing and SF. I just bought a 26 Mcgregor . So far ive only worked on it and sailed the sloughs..lol
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08-12-2014, 16:56
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Hull Diver
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Under a boat, in a marina, in the San Francisco Bay
Posts: 5,481
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Re: Helo from sf bay
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09-12-2014, 05:39
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
Posts: 51,584
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Re: Helo from sf bay
Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, pmoney.
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09-12-2014, 10:10
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Oakland, CA
Boat: Freedom 38
Posts: 2,503
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Re: Helo from sf bay
Welcome! The bay is a ton of fun. Make sure you batten down the hatches by Wednesday with extra dock lines and everything stowed away. Everyone is bracing for this storm....
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09-12-2014, 10:17
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Cowichan Bay, BC (Maple Bay Marina)
Posts: 9,761
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Re: Helo from sf bay
Welcome. You should consider having Santa buy you this book:
Kimball Livingston:
Sailing The Bay
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Catalina 34 #224 (1986) C34IA Secretary
Mill Bay, BC, SR/FK, M25, Rocna 10 (22#) (NZ model)
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09-12-2014, 10:18
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 6,103
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Re: Helo from sf bay
Howdy and Welcome Aboard!
San Francisco Bay is one of the primo spots on the planet for sailing, so I have no doubt you will find any kind of challenge or fun you seek there. I sailed there for years and enjoyed it very much. Have fun!
Since you are new to sailing and SF, and I assume you would like to learn good places to sail, I will give you a link to a guide that is concise but helpful. It shows and tells with some good insights. It even has an itinerary for a day sail around the bay with tips on direction to go and places to see and things to do. I hope it gives you a good start. It was published by "Latitude 38" the local sailing rag (magazine) that has long been a source for good stuff related to sailing in the SF Bay.
http://www.latitude38.com/features/BaySailingGuide.pdf
Have fun and perhaps I will see you on the bay someday!
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09-12-2014, 16:30
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: sf bay
Boat: megregor 26
Posts: 8
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Re: Helo from sf bay
Thank you for all the welcomes.. Im actually flying I back in tomorrow.. I hope.. wow that sounds like a nasty storm!!! I should be in better shape in the south bay. Im glad I found this site 
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09-12-2014, 16:47
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Alameda
Boat: Bluewater 40, Cal 20, Bayliner Avanti
Posts: 274
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Re: Helo from sf bay
Hello neighbor!!
Greeting from estuary...
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09-12-2014, 19:58
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,492
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Re: Helo from sf bay
Hello!
I have a boat in a marina in Alameda, but I'm also quite interested in sailing the South Bay. I've sailed from Alviso and Redwood City.
Most books about sailing the bay devote about a paragraph to everything south of the San Mateo bridge!
Would be interested to hear about your experiences sailing the South Bay.
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09-12-2014, 21:26
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Alameda
Boat: Bluewater 40, Cal 20, Bayliner Avanti
Posts: 274
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Re: Hello From SF Bay
./..Humm.. I went to alviso a couple time and redwood city (bair island).. but it's too boring... I keep myself around berkeley, sausalito, angel island and sf... I going south very rarely...
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09-12-2014, 21:45
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Cowichan Bay, BC (Maple Bay Marina)
Posts: 9,761
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Re: Helo from sf bay
Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkSF
Hello!
I have a boat in a marina in Alameda, but I'm also quite interested in sailing the South Bay. I've sailed from Alviso and Redwood City.
Most books about sailing the bay devote about a paragraph to everything south of the San Mateo bridge!
Would be interested to hear about your experiences sailing the South Bay. |
Have you ever gone out what I call the "Back Door?" Through San Leandro Bay? We do it often. Same time from Grand Marina out the estuary as it is going under the four bridges to the south bay. There's tons of great sailing in over 20 feet of water west of the Oakland Airport, and it's almost always completely empty, like sailing on the ocean. We draw 6 feet and as long as the water is 4.1 feet or higher, no problem getting out. I often circumnavigate Alameda for a nice day's outing.
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Catalina 34 #224 (1986) C34IA Secretary
Mill Bay, BC, SR/FK, M25, Rocna 10 (22#) (NZ model)
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11-12-2014, 15:04
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,492
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Re: Hello From SF Bay
Hi Stu,
I've kayaked San Leandro Bay, and motored the RIB down there from the slip a few times, but never actually sailed around Alameda. Did you have any trouble getting bridges to open?
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11-12-2014, 15:15
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: sf bay
Boat: megregor 26
Posts: 8
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Re: Hello From SF Bay
I'm to new to go to sf.. I'm just happy in the south bay for now.. mornings to boot..
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11-12-2014, 15:16
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: sf bay
Boat: megregor 26
Posts: 8
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Re: Hello From SF Bay
Lol I guess kayaking and sailing go hand in hand.. I bought a kayak right after the boat. .. well it doubles as a life boat too
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11-12-2014, 15:39
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Alameda
Boat: Bluewater 40, Cal 20, Bayliner Avanti
Posts: 274
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Re: Hello From SF Bay
Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkSF
Hi Stu,
I've kayaked San Leandro Bay, and motored the RIB down there from the slip a few times, but never actually sailed around Alameda. Did you have any trouble getting bridges to open? |
..not at all.. just call on ch. 9 or use your horn.. they cannot open between rush hours unless it's an emergency... but after high street it's little bit shallow until you find aeolian yacht club... then the channel become very shallow and narrow.. keep on your left!! 
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