Sausalito & Richardson Bay
Southern Marin · near Sausalito · SF Bay Area
Sailing
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Best season
- Spring–fall
- Water temperature
- Cold (mid-50s°F) — dress warm
What is here
- Amenities
- Charter fleets & cruising gateway · Modern Sailing & other schools · Sheltered Richardson Bay anchorage · Waterfront town, yacht clubs & marinas
- Best for
- Cruising, charter & learning in scenic Marin
- Features
- Charter & cruising launch point · Sheltered Richardson Bay · Scenic Marin waterfront · Gateway to the central bay & Delta
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Central-bay current & chop just outside · Cold water · Anchorage congestion · Fog rolling over the headlands
- Good for a first timer
- No
Guides, rentals and operators
- Lessons
- Yes
Sailing detail
- Styles
- cruising · charter · learn
- Breeze
- moderate
- Venue
- bay
- Exposure
- 2
- Sailing
- Sheltered Richardson Bay anchorage opening onto the central bay's westerly (10–20 kt) — a charter and cruising gateway with Marin's scenic hills behind
- Intl tip
- A premier charter and cruising base under the Marin headlands — sheltered Richardson Bay opens onto the central-bay westerly (10–20 kt). Calmer than the cityfront; scenic waterfront town with schools, charter fleets, and yacht clubs. Cold water; current and chop just outside the shelter; fog over the headlands. A great launch point for day-sails, Bay anchorages, or a Delta cruise. Comfortable home port.
The guide
Sausalito, tucked under the Marin headlands across the bay from the city, is one of Northern California's premier charter and c…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Sausalito & Richardson Bay — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.86, -122.48