​After one and a half years of negotiations with the national park service, $4000 raised via GoFundMe, an extra $3000 from regular SFBA members donations hopefully very soon we will have two web cams for Crissy with updated cameras and software. https://www.sfba.org/membership.html

There will be two cameras, the current/old camera but with updated software, and this new camera with the latest software. The challenges were getting power, WiFi directional shot to the old camera location from the new camera location. Federal government approved contractors and sourcing.

Still no definitive commitment from GGNRA on timeline of going live. But real soon.

Thank you all for the support.

​FLEET WEEK 2019
BOATING PUBLIC NOTICE​

When you call the Coast Guard from the beach for someone in the water, please stand by your phone and or your VHF radio. The Coast Guard needs to be able to contact you for followup information.

​www.sfchronicle.com/science/article/On-the-edge-of-SF-s-Presidio-big-projects-will-14278563.php?fbclid=IwAR0QM20wZTqaFt8yaAZIisH9dt5M6_TUspnk8-UFt3_WTNLvHJuS9EKPWpg


Park Presido alternate route.

​The launch area is not closed; however, it is inaccessible through North point Drive Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm (excluding holidays) beginning on July 1st and ending on September 27th.
 
Access to the boat launch during those work hours will be via Perimeter Road (see attached figure on page 2 of the work notice).

Access is available on the weekends

Please plan to park on the Northeast corner of Bayside Drive in front of previously demolished buildings 1211 and 1213. The area will provide ample parking and uninhibited access to Perimeter Road. ​

​documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Aeca4d36a-721c-4348-9342-12b02c1152bf

This June 1st event is the beginning of the GGNRA's public input/scoping process to introduce and receive feedback from Crissy users regarding NPS ideas for Crissy Field.  Please note that one of the larger drivers for this "Crissy Next" program is to make physical changes to minimize wear and tear and thus reduce operations and maintenance costs.  Much of the focus and likely outcomes will be to reorganize parking and perhaps introduce or replace some infrastructure, such as the restroom.  
 
The San Francisco Board Sailing Association encourges as many sailors as possible to attend, and engage NPS in discussion regarding their ideas and to provide feedback. 

Please keep the following in mind as priorities: 

1. Place emphasis on protecting existing user amenities, such as 
   1. Rigging-friendly surfaces (e.g., grass) immediately adjacent to parking.  The earlier NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) documents provided seven acres of parking for 500 cars, including  200 overflow parking spots on the other side of Mason Street, which have yet to materialize!   
   2. Water Access and Rigging-friendly surfaces/parking as far West on site as possible... towards the GG Bridge.  
   3. Restroom placement should remain in or near its existing location, not to be placed at the East end of the East Beach only... since boardsailing usage is at the west end, near the main water access.  
2. Attempt to separate parking for the general public from that desirable for boardsailing at the West end.... such that general public parking does not compete with specific sailors needs.... e.g,, place as much grass adjacent to and between parking for boardsailing in the middle and behind and to the upwind side of general user desired parking (general public parkng will likely be closer to and along the water/shoreline edge, and encourge general user parking to the east side of the East Beach.  This can be done with visual ques and other landscaping and infrastructure.  
3. Move the majority of the picknic and BBQ areas to the East, in the downwind areas of the site, which will heip to encourage general usage parking to the East and prevent the smoke and smell from wafting over everyone at East Beach.  
4. Make the West end and SouthWest side of the site, as it is used today, heavily focused with grass immediately adjacent to parking, and permit parking along ALL grassy areas.  ​