West Harbor Dredging Complete

Just in time for the Rolex Big Boat Series — which starts on Thursday — the City has just finished the dredging of the San Francisco’s West Harbor, home to San Francisco Marina, Golden Gate YC and St. Francis YC. It took about two months, but the dredging — which was completed on Friday — not only deepened the channel from 12 to 18 feet, but also widened it.

Bright Winn, Port Captain at GGYC, also reports that a 100-ft temporary dock will soon be installed on the south face of the club. "When the entire harbor is rebuilt next year," says Winn, "we’ll have four 50-ft berths, plus a 50-ft end tie." Winn notes that "in his day" the club was busy with cruise-ins, but the silting of the harbor coupled with the deterioration of their City-owned docks meant a decline in visitors. "We’re looking forward to the day when we can again be the great hosts we once were," Winn says.