agreed
I agree with Steve, and will be spending my two week vacation in the delta this august. plus a labor-day "blue-water" cruise to Drakes Bay with the yacht club, where I'm currently cruise captain...... The channel islands are too far to enjoy in a week from SF in a Catalina 27. A Monterey trip is doable, though, with stops at Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruise, Capitola, Moss Landing, Monterey, and Stillwater Cove possible.