Richardson Bay

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Richardson Bay offers a large anchorage area close to Sausalito. Many boats in this area are permanently anchored out, some with liveaboards and some abandoned - although in theory stays are limited to 72 hours. Abandoned boats regularly sink or go adrift, especialy during the winter storms.

This area is shallow and fouled in places. It is deepest at the south end (nearest the central bay). The SE end of the anchorage, off Spinnaker Point adjacent to marker 4, is the deepest. Deeper into the bay, minimum depths drop from 6 feet off Sausalito Yacht Harbor to only 3 feet off Clipper Yacht Harbor. Stay outside the Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary on the Northern part of the bay (colored in green)

Not my preferred anchorage, as it can be windy; in the summer, afternoon winds regularly clock in at 20-30 knots from the west , and during winiter months, gale force winds are can come from both north and south during storms.