From the dock
What is happening on the Bay.
News, notes and what is happening on San Francisco Bay, from the crew at Rendezvous Charters.
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What to wear on the Bay, by season
The Bay runs ten to fifteen degrees colder than the city. What to wear on a San Francisco charter in every season, from the hat that stays on to the shoes that grip.
Why the Bay is cold in July and warm in October
San Francisco's warmest months are September and October, not July. Why summer on the Bay is foggy and cold, why autumn is warm and clear, and what each month is like on the water.
Under the Golden Gate on Yukon Jack
Fifty feet of ocean racer, up to twenty guests, and 220 feet of bridge overhead. What the sail out to the Golden Gate is actually like, from the dock at Pier 40 to the Pacific swell.
Tides and currents on San Francisco Bay
The tide rises and falls, but it is the current that decides how a sailing day goes. Flood, ebb and slack, why the Golden Gate runs fastest, and how captains plan around it.
How to rent a boat for your event in San Francisco
Birthday, offsite or proposal: the six decisions that shape a private charter on San Francisco Bay, from headcount and boat to timing, catering and how far ahead to book.
How wind and weather work on San Francisco Bay
Why the Bay gets a dependable breeze when the coast has none, what a summer day looks like hour by hour, how the seasons change it, and when the calm morning is the better booking.
You will be offered the helm
Somewhere off Alcatraz the captain will ask if you want to drive. Here is what you will be handed, why it is different on every boat we own, and what we will actually ask you to do with it.
So you want to drive it yourself
ASA 101, 102, 103, 104, 105. The numbers do not run in the order you take them, and only some of them get you onto a boat. Here is the whole path, in sequence.