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Sailing Up Seal Slough is a Sticky Operation in San Francisco Bay Mud

A humorous article by Gil Smith recounting a sailing misadventure in San Francisco Bay when Fleet Captain Charlie Althaus led an expedition to sail through muddy seal slough, resulting in muddy encounters and comic situations.

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  • San Francisco
  • sailing story