Wing Foil launch Ramp, Emeryville Marina Park Trail?

eric · Since 13 Jan 2006 1871 Posts XTreme Poster

Saw this, and it looks like a nice ramp. Wondering if anyone has foiled from here? The water clarity is about 3cm so no idea about hidden whatever under the surface. From the photo, it looks top be on the NW corner of the peninsula, which would be ideal for wind.

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrO6M4ujfVn_AEA34RXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3BpdnM-?p=emeryville+marina+park&fr2=piv-web&fr=aaplw#id=19&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsfbaywatertrail.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F06%2FEmeryvilleMarina_Botkin_Nov2016-14-1920x0-cropped.jpg&action=click

Eric

Cdog · Since 07 Oct 2017 7 Posts New Member

That’s in.the sf bay
Most would just go to The docks at Berkeley, the frontage Road hell you can even go to his Lord ships restaurant
And yes, you could go out to the end of the Emeryville Peninsula
I’ve kite around that area just north of the ramp there’s a sand bar that lives there

eric · Since 13 Jan 2006 1871 Posts XTreme Poster

Thanks, I grew up in Berkeley and learned to WS off of Frontage Rd.

The Emeryville ramp was a surprise to me that I stumbled upon while googling an unrelated topic. I used to launch my kite off of the small beach at the southern end of Frontage on the little peninsula, but its directly onshore wind with no margin for error.

The potential Emeryville ramp looks perfect. Stronger wind and more margin to pump up onto foil.

Im not a fan of the rip rap at His Lordships, though I used it in a pinch.

Cdog · Since 07 Oct 2017 7 Posts New Member

I do know a couple of early kiting pioneers that launched their on two line Nash kites and they would come in at Ashby Beach frontage Road. It was just a down wind run.
I have windsurfed and kited there since 1981 kited since 2004 there but I haven’t been back to Berkeley since the homeless took over Ashby Beach frontage Road oh and his Lord ships but they cleared that out
I feel I should know you?