You can’t get this view from a San Francisco hotel room

December 3rd, 2009 admin

By Melissa Fuller Traveling “far away” in my own neighborhood is one of my favorite things to do. This week I went sailing — practically in my own backyard — without even having to book a San Francisco hotel . I went out with OCSC , a San Francisco-based sailing club and charter company that offers classes, training and certification for nonprofessionals like me. If you are one of those people with sea water in your veins, this is a great way to sweat it out without breaking your bank on a boat slip. We set sail a short twenty minutes from the time I arrived at …


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