Bay Model Tour
To understand how the water flows in the Bay, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the San Francisco Bay Model in 1957, and the model now offers a unique opportunity for Bay Area residents to learn about the geography, topography, ecology, and the human and natural history of the San Francisco Bay and Delta, and as a three-dimensional hydraulic model of San Francisco Bay and Delta areas it is capable of simulating tides and currents. Over giant model is 1.5 acres in size and represents an area from the Pacific Ocean to Sacramento and Stockton, including: the San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun Bays and a portion of the Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta.
Approximately the size of two football fields, and with the time scale running 100 times faster than nature, you can observe a long sequence of events in a short time period. The model used to reproduce (to the proper scale) the rise and fall of tide, flow, and currents of water, mixing of salt and fresh water, and indicates trends in sediment movement. The limits of the model encompass the Pacific Ocean extending 17 miles beyond the Golden Gate, San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay and all of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to Verona, 17 miles north of Sacramento on the north, and to Vernalis, 32 miles south of Stockton on the San Joaquin River on the south. __
Cost is free, but reservations required. Meet at 9.45 am at Bay Model Visitors Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965.
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This tour is FREE! It is limited to fourteen people and reservations are required. Please call to reserve your spot today! 800-343-7245 or 800-559-2582.
SPECIALS
"Basic Cruising Skipper's Package "
Special Package
Basic Keelboat Certification = $895
Basic Cruising Certification = $1095
Bay Cruising Workshop = $75
ONLY $1,595!
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