Sherman Island Saturday
Cliff Frost
The SF bay area has been in a strange pattern the last few days, maybe
partly because of all the fires we've been having but that's a pretty
wild guess.
Anyway, I went up the Sherman Island yesterday where it was blasting all
day. At 4:30 I looked out at the river and counted just the sails I could
see from the little ranger booth where you pay for parking. I counted 53
and that was clearly undercounting 'cuz I wasn't looking for sails down
in the water.
It was busier earlier. And there were at least that many kiters out. And
when I left around 6 there were still lots of folks out at the Sign and Power
Lines and other spots.
So this group may be getting smaller but there sure are a lot of sailors
out there.
Cheers,
Cliff
Crabby
Spring wasn't so great at Sherman, but Summer has brought us some
great days. I really love seeing all those sails on the water,
especially on those weekends when the Bay is shut down and Sherman is
goin' off. It's a beautiful sight!
Rigatoni
had a little too much west in it and was coming over the hills instead
of down the river. I notice when that happens, the conditions get
gusty and choppy. Late in the date with the begining of the flood,
the wind got more in line with the river and the conditions were
fantatstic. At that point, there were 3-4 of us left on the river.
With gas at $4.60 a gallon in SF, that hour trip out to the Delta with
the two tolls is a $35-40 trip. A few years ago it was $10-15 so you
really better choose your days wisely. I have a feeling you will see
less people up there. I definitely noticed an absence of jet skis and
motor boats.
Crabby
I definitely noticed an absence of jet skis and motor boats.
Well there's the bright side.