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Yeah the circle is often windier than either Berkeley or Isabel. However, the
tip of the day is if you're coming from the south on Hwy-80, ESPECIALLY during
rush hour, get off at Powell in Emeryville and go to the end of the road. The
marina park is the place to launch. Rig on the nice grass, walk down the ramp
swim the shadow which is usually no more than 100ft and then go. If you're
powered and you can go upwind, then one reach and you're through the first break
in the Berkeley pier and whamo! The wind and waves turn on! (or don't and you
turn around).
On most days given the 5mph ave. speed of the I80 traffic, I can get to the
circle much faster on my board than in my car. If you live north of Albany then
this might be a better launch than Berk or Eville.
So I'll stick with Eville which is a much better launch than the ever popular
H's Lordships at Berkeley. However, it's nice to know that if I break down and
need to hitch back to my car, i can get in there and get my stuff back.
[One caveat about Eville is that the parking lots closer to the launch do fill
up do to the fact that it is a park and folks to he BBQ picnic thing (mainly
sunny sundays in July) , but I've always found a slot a short walk from the
grass -still less walking than 3rd Ave.]
-Tom
George Haye wrote:
> THIS INFO IS FROM MIKE GODSEY'S CALL OF THE WIND FORECAST PAGE:
> PHONE NUMBER TO CALL IS LISTED BELOW.
>
> NOTICE: We need your help to develop an awesome new sailing site. It will be
> great for Marin and E. Bay sailors. It also will help Peninsula (sailors)
> who don't want to make the long drive to Sherman Island. If you have ever
> sailed way upwind from Pt. Isabel you know that the wind and swell out in
> the Olympic Circle can be awesome. Very steady wind and big swell. The
> problem is that you often can not get to the windline from Pt. Isabel.
>
> The City of Albany is developing plans for an area near the Golden Gate
> Fields race track to be part of a planned Eastshore State Park. Sue and the
> Wind Goddess have found a beach right at the windline in this area. This
> site promises to give the E. Bay a high wind small board launch site on days
> the wind is not filled in at Berkeley and Pt. Isabel . Right now other
> special interest groups are suggesting that the park be a dedicated: Bird
> sanctuary or Dog Park or Model airplane park or Soccer field. They have not
> heard from windsurfers.
> Please take time to call:
>
> Ann Ritzma, Assistant City Administrator City of Albany, phone number
> 510-528-5716.
>
> Tell her you have heard a new park is being planned and you would like to
> see a windsurfing site as part of the plan. See bottom of this page for
> details.
>
> MORE DETAILS:
> The City of Albany will be giving the land by the race track (the Albany
> land fill) to the Sate as part of the planned Eastshore State Park. This
> park will extend from Oakland to Richmond. This bayside park could be a
> great lauch site! Help me to give the city of Albany and the Park District
> input on the needs of windsurfers. Right now they are just talking about it
> as a place for people to walk their dogs. Now is the time to make our needs
> known, while it is in the planning stages. Thanks for your help. Strength in
> numbers!! Sue.
>
> I go to the Albany trail area a lot walking my dogs. You don't need
> permission from anyone to go over there. I told myself earlier this year
> that I would launch from that site but have yet to do so! There are two ways
> to get there - one is the Central Ave exits off of 880 or 580 and the other
> is from the Gilman Ave exit. If you take the Gilman Ave exit and there is
> some kind of function at the track, you'll have to pay for parking. If you
> take the Central Ave exits you can get to the Albany Nature Trail - however,
> if you go all the way to the end and the gate at the cul de sac is not
> closed, then travel through that gate and you can actually park next to a
> sand beach. This is the place I've been eyeing for a long time. I've seen
> the place during very low tides and have not seen any rocks or obstructions
> except very close to the rock jetty. Most recently while my boards were in
> for repair, I went there to compare the winds to Berkeley and Point Isabel
> and it does blow there all the way to the beach very nicely!
>
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