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 …

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Swim: 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 …

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Swim: 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 …

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Swim: 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 …

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Swim: 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 …

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Swim 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 …

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Boating 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 …

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