I love to windsurf when I have enough wind and time. I hope to see you on the water.

To find out more about windsurfing in the San Francisco Bay Area, check out

• The San Francisco Boardsailing Association is a non-profit organization that addresses concerns of the boardsailing community in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• I find the SF Bay Area Windspeed Report most useful for deciding when to go sailing at 3rd Avenue.  Ken Poulton emails out his SF Bay Area Windspeed Report three lists that allow you to receive it hourly, hourly from noon until 6 pm, and whenever the wind is over 15 knots.  Find out more by going to Ken's information page.  More info on when to sail.
• Ken Poulton also has a wind_talk list where SF Bay Area sailors post sailing reports, rescue reports, safety tips, equipment discussions and list equipment for sale.  Again, find out more by going to Ken's information page.  An archive of the postings and other windsurfing information can be found on Ken's Windsurfing Page.
• Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station Tide Plots page shows predicted and near realtime measured tide levels for the Baylands Sailing Station location.
• iKIETSURF - comercial site with fee based access to wind sensors at key sailing locations and professions wind forecasts
• iKIETSURF 3rd Ave Channel report and forecast
• iKIETSURF 3rd Ave map
• iKIETSURF 3rd Ave and other locations within 65 miles of 3rd Ave
• Windfinder SF Bay area wind map
• Windfinder - comercial site with free access to weather information for kitesurfers, windsurfers, surfers, sailors, and paragliders.
• Windfinder Crissy Field forecast
• Windfinder 3rd Ave forecast

Reading List

• The Wisdom of the Enneagram: The Complete Guide to Psychological and Spiritual Growth for the Nine Personality Types. See the Enneagram Institute for more information on the Enneagram.  My wife and I are Type Nine (the Peacemaker) and Type Six (the Loyalist) and this page describes our relationship rather well.
• You Are What You Say: The Proven Program that Uses the Power of Language to Combat Stress, Anger, and Depression by Matthew Budd and Larry Rothstein.  It teaches about the relationship between what we say and do and health, happiness, and satisfaction.
• Common Sense on Mutual Funds: New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor by John C. Bogle, the founder of the Vanguard Group.

Quotes

• Once a man has more than enough for himself, only the fool measures his success in terms of coin and treasure. ~ G Lane, 1997 writing about John C. Bogle, the founder of the Vanguard Group.
• Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines.  Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain.
• When evil is confronted by good, evil runs. ~ Dwain Schuh Nov 8, 2017 after Texas Church Shooting.
• Scarcity can lead to more focus and gratitude for what you do have. Unfortunately, in our abundant society, the opposite is also true. ~ John Yen February 28, 2024 after listening to A&G talking about Manachem Begin's time in a Soviet gulag (starts at 4:40).

Last Updated on November 23, 2025