Sausalito's Salty Soul

At first glance, Sausalito seems like a tourist-driven bedroom community, but Sausalito’s true DNA is in boatbuilding, and it attracts salty residents who share a fierce love of boats and the sea. With its sheltered coves, deep water for moorings, and freshwater streams running down the hillside, Richardson Bay was a favorite stop for boats entering San Francisco Bay. In the 1800s, fishermen hauled their small sailboats onto beaches for repairs to hulls and riggings; boatyards popped up along the waterfront. Read my article in the San Francisco Chronicle.