March 2001 Cruise-out - Sequoia YC, Redwood City, CA

Slip Assignments: see the Marina Map.

Activities Schedule:

March 3:

Welcome to Loch Lomond Yacht Club. We hope that your cruise up the bay was fun and safe. Once we all get settled at the marina we will have our dockside hors d’oeuvres party. Killin’ Time will provide some fascinating and exciting food for your enjoyment with some local wines. Please bring your favorite bottle.

Dinner will be at the famous "Bobby’s Diner" across the street from the Yacht Club. Don’t pass on the world-renowned fish and chips. There is a copy of the menu at our club.

March 4:

There will be the "3 Bridge Fun Race" back to Redwood City. Everybody can enjoy this one. The start is scheduled for 9:00AM anywhere under the San Rafael Bridge. You may use any course that will be most enjoyable or fastest back to Redwood City. The finish line is marker # 14 near West Slough in the Redwood City Creek. Please keep your own times. Due to the tides and the length of this race motoring will be allowed as follows: You may motor no more than 3 hours. You may motor at anytime anywhere on the course. You may only use your motor up to three times. There are big prizes for participants and winners.

Notes on Facilities:

Loch Lomond Yacht Club has 106 feet of guest dock space where we will stern tie. This dock will accommodate about 9-10 boats. Additional boats will need slips in the marina. We will get slips from the marina through the yacht club. There is a $10.00 charge for the marina slips.

We need to let the Yacht club know the number of slips that we will need by 2/21. After 2/21 any cruiser not signed up will have to make their own arraignments with the marina. The cost is $20.00 after 2/21. The number of slips that will be needed will depend on the beam of the boats that sign up for the cruise. We may want to put bigger boats in the slips and smaller boats at the guest dock. I was thinking of possibly a $5.00 charge for all boats to help cover the slip fees. Depending on how many boats do need slips.

Special Instructions:

Proceed past Red Rock and under the Richmond - San Rafael Bridge.
Go to Green Marker "17" in the San Pablo Straight
(37 deg 57.429 min N by 122 deg 27.426 min W) and head NW into the San Rafael Bay.
Channel Entrance (Marker "1") is located 0.15 nm south of East Marin Island
(37 deg 57.692 min N by 122 deg 28.206 min W)
Continue up the channel 0.67 nm to the entrance of the Loch Lomond marina channel.
(37 deg 57.975 min N by 122 deg 28.975 min W)
Head northerly for another 0.3 nm to the Loch Lomond Marina entrance.

Tidal Information:

Tides at the San Mateo Bridge:

Sat Mar 3	High 5:49a 7.5 ft	Low 1:18p 0.5 ft	High 8:32p 5.8 ft
Sun Mar 4	Low 1:01a 3.3 ft	High 6:53a 7.6 ft	Low 2:25p 0.1 ft	High 9:36p 6.2 ft

Tides at Point San Quentin:

Sat Mar 3	High 5:36a 5.6 ft	Low 12:48p 0.4 ft	High 8:19p 4.0 ft
Sun Mar 4	Low 12:31a 3.0 ft	High 6:40a 5.8 ft	Low 1:55p 0.0 ft	High 9.23p 4.3 ft

Navigational information in these notes is provided for reference only. (Locations and distances are approximate.)
Consult the Local Notices to Mariners for current changes.
Skippers are responsible for determining their own requirements based on their boat and skill level, using latest charts and navigational aids.

Dates:	March 3-4, 2001
Destination:	March 3, Loch Lomond YC	Charts:	18653, 18652
Cruise Leader:	Tom Keegan	tom.k@yeu.com
VHF Channel being monitored: 69