San Francisco Bay Area Boater

I am deeply saddened by the recent oil spill in the bay when a container ship struck the Bay Bridge.  58,000 gallons of oil were released.  With the winds and the tides the oil is as far as Farallon Islands...  what a shame.

They have been cleaning birds and skimming oil for several days. 

Thanks to all the volunteers that have been cleaning up...

Thanks to all the workers doing there job cleaning up...

I don't know how far south into my part of the bay the oil is... My boat is raw water cooled, I dont think I should take it anywhere near the oil.

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Rarely do the stars align as they did last Wednesday.  Barry Bonds was playing his last game as a Giant, the weather was warm cloudless and clam in October, and there was no afternoon wind on the San Francisco Bay.  Needless to say I took my boat to McCovey Cove for the game and did a bit of cruising on the way.

Here are some pictures from the North West side of the Bay Bridge...

Here are some pictures from the South East side of the Bay Bridge (these are 2 of my all time favorite)...

Here are some pictures taken while the boat was in motion (fast) heading towards ATT Park...

Getting close now.  Picking up passengers in Marina by ATT Park.

In McCovey Cove during the game...

On the way out of the Marina (Moon of Marina) after the game...

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This is going to sound very similar to yesterday, but today we went on a Day Cruise out of Coyote Point Marina at 9am.

Launching the boat at the Coyote Point Boat Ramp is very easy... Everything is in great shape. (Use the center lane is the advice of the regulars (less mud)).

Unlike yesterday, today the winds at Coyote Point were 15mph and there was a good chop on the water heading south.

We went north (much more gingerly than yesterday) past SFO and Candlestick and towards the San Francisco and the Bay Bridge.

When we got past Candlestick, the wind dies down and it is suddenly perfect.

Our first stop McCubby Cove (actually it is McCovey Cove) and AT&T Park...

We went from McCubby Cove (actually it is McCovey Cove) to Yerba Buena...

Snapped some great picures of San Francisco under the Bay Bridge...

And headed back to Coyote Point...  I think I will check out Oyster Point Marina next time as it is further north and closer to the city.

We had lunch at the nearby Poplar Creek Golf course.

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I got to Coyote Point Marina at 9am on Sunday.

Having not been out of Coyote Point (let alone the bay) I decided to stop in and say hello to the harbormaster (Peter).  Peter was extremely friendly and helpful.  He gave me a tide chart and some reading material.  He also gave me a word of caution -- don't go right out of the marina until you get to the channel (very shallow).

As I launched the boat for the first time unassisted, I realized at the last minute that I forget the boat plug (keeps the water out).  I caught it just in time.

Launching the boat at the Coyote Point Boat Ramp is very easy...  Everything is in great shape.  (Use the center lane is the advice of the regulars (less mud)).

It was an absolutely perfect day -- very calm -- glass even. On our initial run north I had the boat up to 55 mph.

We went north past SFO and Candlestick and towards the San Francisco and the Bay Bridge.

Our first stop McCubby Cove (actually it is McCovey Cove) and AT&T Park...

We then went under the bay bridge and headed for Alcatraz...  We went around Alcatraz passing on the east side.

Normally, in a 22ft open bow single engine boat you would not go out the Golden Gate, but it was an exceptionally calm day so we made an attempt.

The closer to the Gate we got the larger the swell (it was in incoming tide).  Just as I started to think we should turn around we were completely under the bridge...  Been there, done that.  Don't need to repeat. 

We headed along the San Francisco waterfront at fairly close range. 

On the return trip south we ran into the tide line and a bunch of foraging birds (on bait fish breaking the surface).  Not wanting to let an opportunity pass I quickly made a few cast with a rapala.  No Luck.

We eventually made it back to Coyote Point and had lunch at the nearby Poplar Creek Golf course.

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