75th Birthday of the Golden Gate Bridge-Crissy Field Access

rigatoni · Joined: 25 Feb 1999 Posts: 498

This coming Sunday (5/27) is the 75th Birthday Party for the Golden Gate Bridge. Though sailing out of Crissy will technically be feasible, I am going to guess that the shear number of people and cars will probably deter most sailors from making the attempt.

http://goldengatebridge75.org/

kipps · Joined: 01 Oct 1999 Posts: 42

thanks for the heads up!

…i suppose the die-hards can always drive over before dawn and stake out a parking spot, picnic space, etc… Laughing

diannesf · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 74 Location: San Francisco

They are actually not allowing any cars into the Presidio that day. Unless you take a taxi with your gear or you have a permit, you can't drive in. We can't even drive down Lincoln (the coast road) as all Presidio gates will be closed to cars. Bike, walk, take a taxi, or shuttle...that's it!

spanker_jeep · Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 6:26 pm Post subject:

Here's a thought. Don't sail Crissy that day. Laughing

dllee · Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5329 Location: East Bay

If you're a hard core Crissy sailor, you can always park there at 7AM, bike home to bed and breakfast, and have your car already there. We do that in Berkeley during all their festivities, and although it confounds the parking control guys, it seems to work.
Is that DY posting

dvCali · Joined: 23 Aug 2007 Posts: 1314

seablind · Joined: 16 Nov 1995 Posts: 26

Absolutely, there are many terrific sites to sail besides Crissy, and we are so very lucky here! But here's the irony: this a celebration of the Golden Gate Bridge, and windsurfers and kiters love our bridge. The celebration is supposed to be in honor of everyone who uses and enjoys and benefits from the bridge, but almost no one will be sailng around it that day because we can't get to the water? That is what I think is a little bit of a shame. But it's going to be a fun day of activities nonetheless, and I'm also planning to sail there.

kipps · Joined: 01 Oct 1999 Posts: 42

<tongue firmly in cheek>

oh, i guess it must suck to have one of the most beautiful spots in the world be one's home launch…

…all these other people who don't windsurf that crowd it up; all kinds of events that get in the way; add to that dogs, kites, birds…

why can't they just leave it all to us 30 or so windsurfers like in the old days?

<tongue away from cheek>

andydavis · Joined: 11 Apr 1999 Posts: 319 Location: Point Isabel