Sail-In Dining on the Bay

What could be better after a day of great sailing on the Bay than to sail up to the dock of your favorite restaurant for a bite to eat? The Estuary has several such restaurants, Tiburon has Sam’s, the City has La Mar Cebicheria Peruana at Pier 1.5, Emeryville has Trader Vic’s right next to the marina, Richmond has a couple at the marina, and Sausalito even has a few — Fish at Clipper Yacht Harbor Basin 2, Le Garage at Schoonmaker Point Marina, and Horizons’ private dock.

Craig Adams, Horizons’ manager, let us know last week that their 84-ft dock, which had been severely damaged in one of last winter’s monster storms, was finally repaired and ready to receive boats (email Craig or call the front desk at 415-331-3232 to make a reservation). As you might imagine, the dock is for customers of the restaurant and there are no amenities, but they do allow you to spend the night at the dock if you’ve enjoyed a few too many libations at dinner, or you plan to go up for brunch. "We try to be accommodating," Adams said. He also noted that they plan on resetting three mooring buoys just off the dock. "The fishing fleet took them out," he chuckled.

We’re planning a full-featured piece on sail-in dining in a future issue of Latitude 38 and would like your input. What’s your favorite boat-in restaurant on the Bay or the Delta and why? Have you ever done a boat-based wine tasting tour? Email your thoughts to LaDonna, and be sure to include your favorite story about boat-in dining, as well as any photographic evidence you may have.