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| ThomasH | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Alameda, Dec 30, 2010 | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
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A "Year End" sail on the bay
Oakland Estuary (the channel between Oakland and Island of Alameda) is packed by a wide
variety of marinas, wharfs and maritime businesses. They range in their appearance
from "polished and touristy" to working marinas with a full range of services a yacht
owner might ever need. The Island Yacht Club presides over one of the south most
marinas on the Alameda Island. It is located amid of many boat and yacht shops and
businesses. Parking is plenty and easy, and that is what counts. Personally I like
the Estuary and its feel. Lots of visuals ranging from marinas, US Coast Guard cutters
and Jack London Square water front dining. On the other end of the scale: scrap metal
unloading docks, large container cranes and the former navy base with now deteriorating
launch platforms, dry docks and an old airfield.
Surely fascinating to see up and than, however boat owners get sometimes nostalgic for the bay side of the Island (Ballena Bay,) allowing to get out quick and sail faster. |
 c0076 The marina |
 c0077 She is a beauty |
 c0078 Island Yacht Club |
 c0081 Coast Guard Cutters |
 c0082 Estuary Channel |
 c0090 What was this about? |
 c0092 Bridges of the San Francisco Bay |
 c0097 How ever they find any of this stuff again... |
 c0098 San Francisco |
 c0100 Always a Seagull as it seems |
 c0108 Alcatraz |
 c0112 San Francisco |
 c0114 iPhone on the march |
 c0121 Tiburon |
 c0123 Ayala Cove |
 c0125 Angel Island |
 c0127 Alcatraz and San Francisco |
 c0132 Berkeley |
 c0136 |
 c0139 New Bay Bridge |
 c0140 New Bay Bridge |
 c0150 New Bay Bridge |
 c0152 New Bay Bridge |
 c0175 Back at the Oakland Harbor |
 c0190 Potomac |
 c0191 Potomac |
 c0197 Jack London Square |
 c0212 Turning in |
 c0215 Alameda Marina |
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