Posts by James Dilworth
Swim: Extra Alcatraz
Popular lore has it that Alcatraz is a difficult swim. And it probably was if you were a prison inmate who couldn’t swim, and who didn’t understand the tides and currents.
But if you have a good pilot who can …
Read MoreSwim: Bay to Breakers
Bay to Breakers is a very popular running event, usually held in mid-May in San Francisco. It’s a seven mile run across town from the Ferry building to Ocean Beach. Some people take it seriously, but for most it’s a …
Read MoreSwim: Marin Headlands
We were initially planning to swim from Fort Point to Aquatic Park, but gusty north winds were making the original plan look unwise and unfun. But flexibility is key to having fun when swimming, and there’s almost always a good …
Read MoreSwim: Golden Gate Bridge to Bay Bridge
Kate & Rory came up to visit San Francisco after Kate completed a Catalina swim the week before. The swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Bay Bridge is about 9 miles, but it goes pretty quickly when you …
Read MoreSwim: Escape to Alcatraz!
The classic swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco is a well trodden path. But the tides aren’t always right for it, and it’s also kind of a short swim. A really fun alternative is the Escape TO Alcatraz… or rather …
Read MoreSwim Ocean Beach to Aquatic Park
This is a fun one…. never too far from shore, but with plenty of tricky current and swell to deal with. Sarah and the DFS team left Ocean Beach at the beginning of the flood with Steve, Terry and Kel …
Read MoreStream from the New Nest Camera (Battery) to the Web
I love webcams – ones that are placed in fun places with a good view to let you look out at the world from the comfort of your laptop. I’ve noticed that some of my favorite shared cams were from …
Read MoreBoating in 2022
The Dolphin Club is uniquely positioned to offer a community boating program on the North shore of San Francisco. It’s not only in our history, but written into our agreement with the city. How we offer that program is up …
Read MoreSwim: Bay Bridge to Golden Gate in Under an Hour?
Jari’s at it again! This time we had our sights on the bridge-to-bridge record. Is it possible to swim from the Bay Bridge to the Golden Gate in under an hour. We picked a rocking ebb at the end of …
Read MoreThe Golden Era of Coastal Rowing on San Francisco Bay
For the Annual Rowing Regatta of 1904, 25,000 people turned out to watch rowers from the Dolphin Rowing Club compete against their rivals the Alameda Rowing Club, the South End Rowing Club, and the Ariel club.
Held on July …
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