Details
- Location: Ground-floor auditorium of the Women's Building at 3543 18th St. #8, San Francisco
- 6 pm: Doors open; pizza, salad, and dessert provided, $8-10 donation suggested for food cost
- 7 pm: Club news and announcements
- 8 pm: Presentation
Featured Presentation
- Topic: Piloting in San Francisco Bay
- Presenter: Mark Manes
- Presentation Summary: Mark Manes will show BASK some of the challenges to piloting in San Francisco Bay, and some of the hazards that we can avoid as recreational boaters.
Mark graduated from California Maritime Academy in 1995. After CMA, he worked at various jobs in the industry and spent almost 15 years on tug boats in SF Bay. He started the SF Bar Pilots training program in January of 2011 and completed his training in June of 2012 after 539 jobs under the supervision of senior pilots. Since then, he has piloted over 900 ships of all sizes and shapes including oil tankers, bulkers, naval vessels, cruise ships, container ships, yachts, and car ships.
Helpful Links for SF Bay Mariners
- SF Bar Pilots Website
- Bar Pilot Dispatch Sheet
- Marine Exchange of SF
- NOAA Tides and Currents for SF Ports
- Marine Traffic AIS Feed
- National Buoy Data Center
- Isailor App
- Coastal Data Information Program
- Lauritzen Yacht Harbor Camera (Delta View)
Other Agenda Items
- Recent and upcoming events
- New member introductions
- Vote for next year's BASK officers
Transportation & Parking: You can take BART to the 16th & Mission station; it's a short three-block walk to the Women's Building. If you must drive all the way, we have a special arrangement that allows us to park in the Mission High School lot on the west side of Delores Street between 17th and 18th Streets. The parking driveway is closer to 17th Street and takes you up a ramp to an elevated parking slab behind a chain link fence, as shown in this Google Street View. From there, it's a two-block walk. Put something that says "BASK" on your your dashboard. The lot will be locked at 10 pm, so make sure you're out well before then. Other parking in the Mission is limited. If you need to drive, carpooling and parking west of Mission St. is recommended. There are two parking garages in the area. For trip planning information, see the Women's Building contact page.
Note: This presentation will NOT be broadcast as a "virtual meeting" or recorded.