Hi friends...the Friday before the weekend lock down I was out on San Pablo Bay (1 mile off China Camp) in my Windrider 16 (kind of a sailing trimaran rig)....long story short...had rudder failure and got swamped by 5’ chop...had to call Coast Guard who graciously rescued me but unfortunately would not tow my boat in (I should have called Boat US tow! ... anyway... I have been searching for my boat along the shore of Highway 37 and between Pump House and the Marin shore line.  It is a 16 ‘ boat with a yellow sail..... If yo spot it please let me know!!!! Thanks
Matthew


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My brother "JB" and I would like to try for Dino's at China Camp on Monday.....we are rookies and will buy beer and bait for anyone who wants to paddle with us and give us some tips....(limit to 100 beers!)

Just thought I would post a quick comment on the Angel Island Kayak in camp sites.  I reserved a couple of nights this past summer and had a great experience.  I convinced a few buddies to pack gear and paddle with my son and I across Raccoon Straight for some camp fun.  We paddled around Tiboron over to Richardson Bay and back around before crossing ..... we were waiting for the 30 KN gusts to die down a bit....my son is 8 and I didn't want to totally freak him out....actually I'm cool with freaking him out it's his mom that I would rather not worry.  Anyway....we crossed in my Cabo Ocean Kayak double and had a lot of fun cruising over the swells and chop.....I tried fishing as we paddled....a mistake in a double while crossing Raccoon Straight with heavy sailboat traffic.....anyway....My son asked me to turn off my VHF as we were listening to 3 simultaneous rescues happening along the city front and Berkely.....once I listened to him we both relaxed and made it across and landed on the beach.....found the trail up to camp (3 minute walk) and made camp.  We fished from shore and played around the island...hiking to the San Francisco side...very cool....got to watch the Oracle making practice jibes along Crissy Field.  I recommend the Kayak in campsites.....keep a close watch on the tide and currents and make your bay crossings strategically (cross on slack tide or just the beginning of flood....beware of the hard ebb).  The park rules state that you are not allowed to leave kayaks on the beach....so we drug my yak and gear 20 yards up the hill and tied it to a tree.