Investigating a Toxic Island | Treasure Island | Sailing Avocet

After two days and seven hours of nonstop sailing up the California coast, we anchored in San Francisco Bay’s Clipper Cove, located between Treasure and Yerba Buena Island. We learned a lot about the artificial island and how it came to be, including its toxic history and hopeful future thanks to the Treasure Island Museum.
If you would like to learn more about our time at Clipper Cove, check out our blog post for ALL the details: www.svavocet.c...
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[@enricodelsignore7985]

As a Choey Lee owner sailing in the bay, I enjoyed your video. Nice job!

[@sailingavocet]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tjcrowley]

That's one of my favorite anchorages! I live aboard at Pier 39 in SF Bay, welcome to the bay!

[@sailingavocet]

We are in Morro Bay now, but our time in the bay was lovely! Good to be back

[@pabloendara5285]

holy smokes this is so cool !!!!! need more episodes.

[@sailingavocet]

Glad you enjoyed it! Next one will be out soon. Fair winds!

[@enriquelaroche5370]

Clipper cove has been a favorite for a long time . There are several really nasty cables right near where you anchored. Trip line second that. The cove has been silting up fast though .. Tough to get in unless you hug the TI shore (north)

[@danknox9986]

Wow in and out of Clipper Cove without going aground. 😊 Really nice video. Hope you enjoyed your time in San Francisco.

[@sailingavocet]

I know! Do we get an award or something? haha :)

[@danknox9986]

@@sailingavocet sure! You are becoming my favorite sailing channel! You guys have done so much work on your boat and your videos are edited so well. Really hope to see you guys sailing some day.

[@sailingavocet]

Well shoot thats awfully kind. We know our videos are pretty behind in real time but if you are ever itching to see what we are up to you can visit our website: www.svavocet.com

[@MsGhostofficial]

@@danknox9986 Yes! SF is THEE best!!!

[@shesailssolo]

This makes me so excited to sail the Bay soon!

[@sailingavocet]

SOON!

[@californiamade5608]

I grew up on Treasure Island. I remember the school on the island too. My sister graduated from there, she was the last class and my aunt used to be a teacher for kindergarteners. It’s so crazy to see how the island is transforming right in front of my eyes. I always heard about the development but it’s just now happening after so long.

[@sailingavocet]

Wow! That's wild! thanks for sharing your history with the island :)

[@Martin_Skywatcher]

Ah the day's of barefoot walking, they are long behind us. It's 23 F in the Netherlands and we expect to be able to go ice skating tomorrow or the day after. That was a cute intro with Marissa and Cleo. 😉

[@sailingavocet]

Thanks Martin!

[@MsGhostofficial]

🥶

[@MsGhostofficial]

Hey! Happy to find your channel : ) Incredible!!! You had me at husband, wife & CAT!

[@sailingavocet]

Welcome aboard :)

[@shaneriehl223]

It’s awesome to see our home through new eyes! It definitely rekindles some love for the place. Re radiation, someone told me they used to wash down vessels that had been used in nuclear tests in the South Pacific, and that there was some kind of use of radium on the island, and that when they were done, the simply buried the drums of radium to later leach out into the bay. CRAZY that they’re now building there to live full time, but I guess the radiation is fairly pin-pointed in certain areas. Can’t wait to see how much fun you had on Angel! We love that place!

[@sailingavocet]

Yeah! That’s why we dedicated the middle of the video to the radiation issue. Our blog post goes a little more in depth www.svavocet.com/2022/10/14/clipper-cove-san-francisco/

[@californiamade5608]

My family has been on the island since 1997. No problems with anything.

[@sailingavocet]

@@californiamade5608 glad to hear it! Such a cool place to live. What a view!

[@appick01]

Fun times around the bay! I miss the days of rafting up with friends and hope to get back to it this summer down here in San Diego.

[@sailingavocet]

It’s lovely!

[@russking63]

Check out Sausalito! Home of the Pearson Triton and Fleetwood Mac's best album.

[@sailingavocet]

Been there - loved it! www.svavocet.com/2022/11/07/richardson-bay-san-francisco/

[@sailingsvbohemian1464]

Your boat looks amazing. The deck nonskid looks really good.

[@sailingavocet]

thank you so much!

[@mandygibson272]

Another great video! So stoked to see you guys out cruising. Love the education of the areas you’ve been traveling too. Keep up the great work! Love you guys!❤

[@sailingavocet]

Heck yah Captain!

[@kirkfelmar2944]

You all do nice videos.

[@sailingavocet]

Thank you Kirk! Hope you enjoy the next videos :)

[@annafraley5388]

Oh Boy 🎉 We get another video…!! ✅ AND a Tip to boot, a “Non Trash” tip at that from Clipper Cove with Cleo in it too. Always full of Great Ideas 💡 👍👏👌

[@sailingavocet]

Glad you enjoyed it Anna!

[@annafraley5388]

@@sailingavocet .. China Clipper is a good book 📚 to read about that era in time time of the PanAm Martin flying boats. Ed Musik was the chief pilot 👨‍✈️ then setting up the Pacific routes, he did most all of the exploring runs back then figuring out the best way to get to these New islands or countries, he later died is a fire in the plane climbing out of Pago Pago in an older S-38 seaplane that leaked fuel, he hated them older planes for that reason and Never let his crew smoke onboard (he never smoked himself) but the company “PanAm” made him use it on that long flight… Every time I went in or out of Pago Pago I thought of that.

[@DLRPyro1]

My wife and I were married in the chapel on Treasure Island in 1995. Had our reception at the officer officer's club that was next to the chapel.

[@sailingavocet]

That’s amazing!

[@WilliamDenneyJr]

Love your vid from San Fran. Your Choey Lee friend in Hawaii.

[@sailingavocet]

Cheers!

[@DowneastThunderCreations]

👍👍👍

[@sailingavocet]

Thanks for watching!

[@webheadusa9377]

While in the Bay area you should get a loaf of sourdough. I'm not sure if it is the air, the weather, or the water that makes such a loaf of bread so darn good. This is my profound statement for the day. Btw, Cleo seemed to act right on cue! :¬) Webhead USA

[@sailingavocet]

We are our weight in sourdough bread - don’t you worry! We actually wrote about it here: www.svavocet.com/2022/12/02/aquatic-park-cove/

[@webheadusa9377]

@@sailingavocet I read what you wrote. My cousin and I had lunch at Alito's back in the 1970's. Back then, SF had a mayor Alito. I wondered if there was a connection between the mayor and the restaurant. In 1996 my two kids and I visited my aunt who lived in a high-rise in SF. We had seafood on the wharf, and went to Ghirardelli Square. Also the Exploratorium, but as I remember it was not at Pier 15 back then. You should go to the Exploratorium if you can - it is a fun place. Best, Webhead USA

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

@@webheadusa9377 Yes Mayor Alioto's family owns the restaurant bearing their family name at Fisherman's Wharf.

[@Stephan_01]

♥️♥️🥰🥰

[@sailingavocet]

Thanks for watching!

[@C_C_SEA]

💯❤⚓🖖

[@sailingavocet]

Thanks for watching!

[@dbarilow]

My grandpa used to tell me stories about how the WW2 Army would just dig a hole and drive a truck in loaded with P.O.L. And trash and just bury it.

[@sailingavocet]

Yup!

[@ufosnothingbutthetruth9447]

Hey I just found your channel and in my opinion you'all are living a very cool and admiral life style I give you kudos on that👍🏻 I've lived on boats my whole life and around eight years ago I found what I thought was a home on Richardson's Bay in Sausalito . Turned out to be the worst experience in my life most corrupt Little City and the sheriff department together are the worst I've seen anywhere in my life so if you happen to drop your pic anywhere near Sausalito expect to have a note on your Vessel within 3 days and a very rude so-called Harbor Master who thinks he's the administrator of the world come up and talk s*** to you good luck with all that they've stolen two boats from me and crush them illegally at the Army Corps of Engineers and I have never been able to get any reimbursement back or property so if you do happen to drop a pic in Richardson Bay be careful you could lose everything you own

[@sailingavocet]

Sorry to hear that, we can’t imagine how upsetting that would be to have everything you own just vanish. It’s heartbreaking, really! We spent a few days in Richardson bay but obtained permission from the harbor patrol. Didn’t have an issue during our visit

[@enriquelaroche5370]

Sea level Rise is an issue.

[@sailingavocet]

indeed