Coyote Point Harbor → Third Avenue downwind route

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“Progression Project forum first-hand report documents repeated Coyote Point Harbor-to-Third Avenue SUP downwind runs and describes the line as a useful beginner route for already competent downwind starters. Reported working parameters were the upper half of the tide and more than 20 mph wind, on either ebb or flood. Progression Project forum first-hand Bay Area guidance independently describes Coyote Point to Third Avenue as a comparatively beginner-oriented run in roughly 15–20 wind, while strictly warning riders not to pass the Third Avenue lot because the favorable drift-to-finish geometry ends there. Progression Project forum follow-up from the same rider describes Coyote Point to Third Avenue as unusually approachable only when equipment, starts and conditions align. The favorable example was about 20 knots just after high tide; an earlier first attempt used roughly 25 mph wind and more than six miles of fetch. Progression Project forum first-hand equipment reporting documents two 2.5-mile Coyote Point-to-Third Avenue sessions: one in about 35 mph gusting 50 and another in about 40 mph gusting 60. These are extreme completed examples, not a recommendation for learners.”

— via Progression Project forum — public topic and post research, last verified 2026-08-02

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