Action Items   archived

• Hs. Lordships Launch threatened
• Water Trail EIR issues
• Candlestick Threatened
• Treasure Island Still Closed
• Coyote Point Promenade

Welcome to the San Francisco Boardsailing Association. We are a non-profit organization that addresses concerns of the boardsailing (windsurfing + kitesurfing) community in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our main goals include: Promoting Safety, Providing Education, Ensuring Access and Improving Facilities. Contact us at info@sfba.org if you have any questions about the SFBA.

Sailing by the Golden Gate Bridge and kitesurfing at Third Ave are a couple of the many great places for windsurfing and kitesurfing in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you have a nice shot of yourself or a buddy send it to us, webmaster@sfba.org.

Founded in 1989, Baykeeper works to reverse the environmental degradation of the past and promote new strategies and policies to protect the water quality of the San Francisco Bay. For nearly two decades, Baykeeper and its Deltakeeper project have been the premiere watchdog of the water quality of the vast San Francisco Bay-Delta watershed.

We are beginning an outreach initiative to publicize our pollution reporting hotline (1-800- KEEP-BAY) and engage windsurfers, kiteboarders, swimmers, etc in our efforts to stop sewage spills and other forms of pollution

The basic mantra on the three buoys is NEVER Pass Close on the Upwind side of any of them - at any time. If you do you are over the obstruction. For windsurfers that is ~ 2+ board lengths and a bit more for the radar tower. For kiters ~ 1/2 of a line set The floats have been set with enough scope to allow for a big south swell on a high tide. The one at the Radar Tower is suspended between the diagonal corner legs so, except for the lowest tide, is roughly over the tower position. They are all all-chain so may require a wire brushing once a year to remove growth and marine life. Watching the Radar Tower buoy settle in to its rhythm...it may require a bit more flotation, perhaps a larger float or an intermediate float on the chain (there is alot of chain).

A raffle was held in order to assist The San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Foundation to raise funds to have a temporary windsurf ramp constructed at Coyote Point, more ...

Jay Runge was tragically lost on the waters of the San Francisco Bay near the Third Avenue launch. Jay was known and loved as the “Mayor of Third Avenue” and as a guardian angel who looked out for the site and the people who sail there. More

Women on Water SF
Women on Water SF (WOW) is a community organization for women windsurfers and kitesurfers in the SF Bay Area. They offer instructional clinics, equipment demos, and organize fun windsurfing events.

US Coast Guard Info
You may not realize, but there are security zones around the SF and Oakland airports.  If you like to sail near those area please review the info from the US Coast Guard.

3rd Ave Kitesurfing Guidelines 
Like to kitesurf at 3rd? Please read and follow these guidelines to help make it safer for all of us.

See Any Whales While Sailing?
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Want to Race?
Visit the Cal Cup website for details on the local race scene this.

If you are new to the area or will be visiting the SF area and want to do some sailing, check out the new SFBA FAQ.

SFBA Discount for New IWindsurf / IKitesurf Members