Blue & Gold Fleet's

San Francisco Bay Cruise Adventure

Sail Under The Golden Gate Bridge On Your Journey Along San Francisco's Historic Waterfront
Join Blue & Gold Fleet's Bay Cruise Adventure to experience the thrilling history of San Francisco Bay with all the sound and glory it deserves. The fully narrated one-hour tour sails under the majestic Golden Gate Bridge.

Our tour also sails along San Francisco’s historic waterfront where there's no better way to experience unobstructed views of sensational skylines in every direction. It's a great vantage point for snapping pictures or simply reflecting on the vast beauty of the San Francisco Bay. Sail past the PIER 39 sea lions, under the Golden Gate Bridge and circle Alcatraz Island. Onboard narration describes the City’s landmarks as you sail along in comfort aboard our boat where both indoor and outdoor seating are provided.

Kings Canyon National Park

Kings Canyon National Park is 461,901 acres (187,070 hectares), E central California. Largely wilderness, the park features summits of the High Sierras and two enormous canyons on the Kings River. General Grant Grove, with giant sequoias, is a detached section of the park and was formerly the General Grant National Park (est. 1890). Kings Canyon was established as a national park in 1940 and adjoins Sequoia National Park; the two are administered as a single unit. See National Parks and Monuments (table).

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san francisco brig

The real "Golden Gate" is the strait that the bridge spans. It was first named "Chrysopylae," meaning "golden gate," by Captain John C. Fremont in 1846.

Golden Gate Bridge Facts - Size

The Golden Gate Bridge was the longest span in the world from its completion in 1937 until the Verrazano Narrows Bridge was built in New York in 1964. Today, it still has the ninth-longest suspension span in the world. A few Golden Gate Bridge facts to illustrate its size:

san fransisco facts

The first mayor changed the town's name in 1848 and San Francisco was born, its 469 residents including Ohlone Indians, Americans, Spanish Californians, Hawaiians, Europeans, South Americans and New Zealanders.
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The population of San Francisco at the end of 2004 was 744,230 people
San Francisco has the highest number of homeless inhabitants per capita of any major city in the United States.
Washington Square Park at Columbus & Union is not actually a square because it has five sides. But then North Beach isn't a beach and the statue in the middle of the park is Ben Franklin not George Washington.


For over 150 years, San Francisco has been a magnet for fortune-seekers, immigrants, artists and poets. Guarded by the famous bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the city by the bay is famous for its diverse citizenry, Victorian architecture, iconic San Francisco cable cars and scenic views - and for its fog. San Francisco's summer fog rushes in on ocean breezes as the city's cool air moves toward warmer places inland. San Franciscans make friends with the fog, and when the Coast Guard removed the bay's last foghorn, cries of protest soon brought it back.
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she makes me blog about stupid facts