Coyote FREE / VALIDATED parking at Boardsports Retail Shop

windbetty · Joined: 14 May 1998 Posts: 325

Hi All,

for any of you who don't know yet, we moved into the old ASD store at Coyote Point Park. We have a full retail shop with windsurf gear, kiteboarding gear, harnesses, wetsuits, accessories, hardware, and repair products. We also have a full demo / rental center so you can "try before you buy".

We offer free validated parking if you are coming to visit the shop only (versus using the park to go windsurfing/kiting). To get validated parking, simply tell the guard shack you are visiting our store. They will time stamp your parking fee receipt. Present your parking fee receipt to us, we validate it, and you get your money back on the way out (45 minutes time limit for free parking). If you want to stay longer than 45 minutes and you buy stuff, we will pay your parking fee if you spend $50 or more.

If you are a regular visitor to Coyote, we also will be selling the annual pass at our shop for $50 (discounted rate for windsurfers/kiters).

For a full list of brands we carry, visit our website:
http://www.boardsportsschool.com/gear.htm

Jane
Boardsports School & Shop
Alameda San Francisco San Mateo
415.385.1224

gerritt · Joined: 06 May 1998 Posts: 632 Location: Redwood City, CA

Damn! I wish I'd known about the discounted park pass. With the sandbags in and deals on parking, the lots should be getting full again on the weekends just like the old days! You go girls!

dbrock · Joined: 01 Jul 1995 Posts: 28

I stepped into the Board Sports shop at Coyote after a decent session today looking to buy the 50 dollar discounted pass that I saw on the Board Sports message. The dude at the counter did not know what I was talking about and referred me to the park headquarters to get the pass at the regular $60 rate. I must assume that the owners did not tell the help about the deal that was advertised on the web, but I just wrote my check for $60 for the pass at the regular rate and I gotta say there is a very slight bad taste in my mouth.

Wind_Boarder · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:49 am Post subject:

Psst. Another discounted park pass is a Coyote Point Museum membership. Good for one year and includes free entrance to the park!

kirk · Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 158

Wind_Boarder · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:32 pm Post subject:

gerritt · Joined: 06 May 1998 Posts: 632 Location: Redwood City, CA

Unless you plan on visiting the museum every time you use the park, you are getting over and you know it. How much did you save? I hope it is worth looking over your shoulder every time you come to the park to windsurf. If I were a ranger, I would pull your museum pass and tell you to pay what you owe. How do you explain your left turn immediately past the Ranger shack when the museum is straight ahead? And people complain the Govenator is considering closing parks to balance the budget.

Epenrose · Joined: 05 Nov 1997 Posts: 402

I'm with gerritt on this one.

If you can afford expensive gear what's a few dollars more to the park. There is a terrific kids facility I am sure it funds and certainly allows access to a lot of lower income families to use, would be terrible to see it cut.

One creep used to post that he was an instructor, this is before the new school, because he was too important (in his mind) to contribute to the park where he sailed, used the facilities, lovely.

Wind_Boarder · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:58 pm Post subject:

I don't disagree with you guys but you have a free choice. I have already discussed this with the entrance rangers and they don't have a problem with it.

I know plenty of people who would not go because of the $5 fee. Call us all cheap. You are free to express that opinion as well.

I am only an occasional user of Coyote so I chose to save a bit of money but I did choose to make my contribution to the ramp fee. That is a worthy cause for all of us.

Alak.

windbetty · Joined: 14 May 1998 Posts: 325