I'm on a mission to set a personal best for number of days aboard, and push up into the Sacramento delta faster and further than ever before. Starting from Santa Cruz, "Jonah" sails under The Gate, and hits +7 kts in SF and San Pablo Bay's.
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Some of the most unpleasant sailing I have done was in the San Pablo Bay in the middle of Summer.
I have spent hours in that bay waiting for a breeze.
I got fried in the sun sailing back to Benecia from Loch Lomond. Once I reached the river I thought My ordeal was near an end. I was wrong. Benecia is quite a way from the entrance of the river. The only respite from the unrelenting sun was under bridges.
Good luck. Think about sailing with a buddy boat for safety.