[BA-Rockets] Launch sites in the Bay Area

[Brad Johanson]

Thanks to everyone for your responses.  It sounds like the legal
options are the Berkeley Marina or one of the Lunar launchers.  I have
other plans for the 18th, but maybe we'll make the trek out to
Livermore for a future launch.  It is a bit far to travel, though, so
I'm afraid the lack of launch sites is going to put a bit of a damper
on our nascent hobby.  :(  I hope somebody works out a launch site for
the South Bay soon.

-Brad


On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 19:20:58 -0800, Tom Lent <tlent at igc.org> wrote:
> 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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