How to Enjoy Pleasure Boating off the Pacific Coast

The Pacific Coast affords pleasure boaters some of the most incredible prospects for travel and fun. It would take boaters a lifetime to see all that the Pacific Ocean has to offer, but what follows are some great tips designed to help you decide how and where to begin your boating excursion.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Decide what you want to do on your boating trip and use this as the basis for determining the best place(s) to go. If you are a fishing enthusiast, you might consider the San Diego coast. The waters are temperate year-round and the albacore-fishing is fantastic. If you prefer sailing, you might opt to depart San Diego and sail over to beautiful Catalina Island.

2. Take a scenic tour of the San Francisco Bay. Whether you own a boat, want to rent a cruiser for the day, or take a guided sailboat ride, you are sure to enjoy the bay area. San Francisco and Sausalito offer some of the most beautiful and affordable ways to enjoy pleasure boating off the Pacific Coast.

3. Sight-see off the Oregon and Washington coasts. The scenic beauty is simply stunning. Pleasure boaters can just cruise along for hours taking it all in. Though fishing is the most popular way boaters enjoy the area, enjoying the sights is equally pleasurable.

4. Organize a boat ride along the Alaskan Coast. If you are fortunate enough to see this untouched region, you will never forget it. The gorgeous scenery, the wildlife (otters, sea lions and even whales) and the glaciers are simply breathtaking.

Resources

• Boating on the United States Pacific Coast
• Boating SF.com