[BA-Rockets] Launch sites in the Bay Area

[Tom Lent]

There actually is still a signed area near the Berkeley Marina that allows
launching small rockets on two Saturday and Sunday mornings a month, but it
is much more satisfying to go to LUNAR and launch with the big group and get
to see other launches and get advice from experienced racketeers (plus there
is another sign somewhere else on the Berkeley Marina grounds that appears
to contradict the first sign).

Tom

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[mailto:ba-rockets-bounces at lists.markspace.com] On Behalf Of Cliff Sojourner
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 11:31 PM
To: Brad Johanson; Bay Area Model Rockets Discussion List
Subject: Re: [BA-Rockets] Launch sites in the Bay Area


Brad, let me encourage you to make the trip and fly with LUNAR in a 
couple weeks.

I used to launch model rockets at the Berkeley Harbor when I was a kid 
(mid 1970s).  it was never a good place to launch, and it's closed now, 
completely fenced off and reverting to native plants...

Brad Johanson wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I'm trying to introduce a boy I mentor to model rocketry.  We've
>gotten a launcher and a couple rockets and now are trying to figure
>out where we can launch them.  We are located in the Palo Alto area. 
>A call to local police and fire departments has yielded a "No, you
>can't launch them in our town" statement from 100% of the towns called
>(I gave up after three-- Menlo Park, Palo Alto, and Redwood City).
>
>Looking at the list and the website it seems like there are few or no
>options to do this anywhere local.  As far as I can tell the regular
>group launches at DeAnza are on indefinite hold.  There was one thread
>in the list archive from earlier this year that indicated that there
>might be a site in or around the Berkeley Marina that allowed private
>launches on 2 days per month, but there weren't any more details.  The
>same poster suggested there were other sites with similar restrictions
>that might be around, but didn't list them or suggest how to find
>them..
>
>So, does anybody on the list have any suggestions?  Is there some
>place that a list has been compiled of sites for launches, even if
>they are restricted?  If there are no sites, what are people doing for
>launches?  Waiting for the occasional special event launch?  Or, do
>people launch them on the sly (which I understand is illegal, casts a
>bad name on model rocketeers, and can result in fines)?
>
>Any information and help would be appreciated!
>
>-Brad
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