[BA-Rockets] Launch sites in the Bay Area

[Tom Lent]

It is at the picnic table pad just on the east side of the crest of the
westernmost hill in the area where all the kite flying happens (when the
wind is too strong for rocket launching). 

My son and I launched As, Bs, and occasional Cs there many times several
years ago before we started going out to LUNAR, including once with park
staff looking on. I wouldn't launch anything bigger than that. Lots of water
nearby to lose your rocket in if the wind picks up. I saw the sign still
there sometime earlier this year. Launch window closes at 11 AM if I
remember correctly and is only a couple of weekends a month (I don't
remember which ones right now)

If you do launch, there, be nice and have someone go over the crest of the
hill first to see if someone is relaxing in the sun oblivious to al the
noise you are about to make just out of site on the other side and give them
a warning (experience).

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: ba-rockets-bounces at lists.markspace.com
[mailto:ba-rockets-bounces at lists.markspace.com] On Behalf Of Cliff Sojourner
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 10:20 AM
To: ba-rockets at lists.markspace.com
Subject: Re: [BA-Rockets] Launch sites in the Bay Area


Hi Tom,  where is the signed area?  when did you last see the signs?

thanks
Cliff
 


> 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).
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