Richardson's Bay

The new SeaTrek location is at the Bay Model. There's plenty of parking and easy bathrooms. The only downside is that it's a Sea Trek dock, so if you want to launch your own board, you should probably go back to the beach where they used to be located.

If you make a left out of Sea Trek, it's not quite a mile to get to the houseboats, where you can paddle and explore, out of the wind and currents. There are some really beautiful boats along the way. It's also easy at this point to cross over to the other side of the bay, or you can paddle up to the bridge.

You shouldn't head across the bay to Belvedere right out of  Sea Trek without first checking the wind and currents. It's farther than it looks to get across (a mile) and can be hard to get back in certain conditions.

The best part about today's paddle was the baby seals. Especially the one who popped up out of the water next to his mother - about five feet from my board - and watched me together. Then he got on his mom's back to ride away.