no kidding, I met a group that started at San Quentin with a strong ebb, I started at Sausalito and just made it to the point north of Belvedere before almost giving up on making 1/2mph progress we ferried over to Angel, had a snack then flew down to "play" in the soup of the west end facing Sausalito, as I headed back to Sausalito a boat powered over to check on all these nuts out there, he yelled "do those kayakers know there's going to be a 6knot current in a little while?" " That's why they're there" zooooom. So how about Tomales Bay instead, Hearts Desire beach has the best picnic area.