No Child Left Ashore!
Over the last 30 years, Pegasus Voyages has taken out over 25,000 Bay Area kids on sailing excursions aboard our flagship vessel ‘Pegasus’, with the mission of exposing underserved youth to the marine wilderness that is our backyard. We are a volunteer based 501C3 organization and offer the “Pegasus Experience” for free to any and all community partners. Our goal is to provide not just a boat ride, but rather a singular, marine educational experience for our guests.
Mission & Impact
Programs
Volunteer – Get Involved
Mission & Impact
Programs
Volunteer – Get Involved
Pegasus Voyages
Our boat is a ketch rigged, heavy displacement, ocean going sailboat with the capacity for 14 guests, plus our crew. Our crew are volunteer sailors from all walks of life, who generously donate their time, skill and knowledge in order to carry out our mission. We place a heavy emphasis on safety and have never had an injury aboard, nor parent or educator complaint, in all our years of operation.
Voyages
East Bay Voyage 1
(3 hours)
From the Berkeley Marina, we head out to the end of Berkeley Pier and northwest toward Angel Island; if the tides and wind permit, around Southampton Shoal and back to K-dock. Morning is calmer and warmer. Afternoon in summer is an intense introduction to the East Bay.
$675/$750
East Bay Voyage 2
(4 hours)
With an extra hour, we can get either to Point Blunt of Angel Island across the shipping channel or into the east end of Racoon Straits, and back to Berkeley. Or, we can heave to for lunch in the lee of Angel Island, and head home with the wind behind us.
$900/$1000
Island Circumnavigation
(6 hours, by special arrangement)
Around Angel Island, Treasure/Yerba Buena Island, or Alcatraz Island. We won’t be stopping on shore, but you will see an island from all angles, like Juan de Ayala, the first Spanish explorer to enter and map the bay in 1775 in his ship, the San Carlos.
$1350/$1500
Angel Island Ayala Voyage
(8 hours)
We offer the only direct access to Angel Island from the East Bay. We will tie up at Ayala Cove on the north coast of Angel Island (availability of dock permitting), allowing you to roam the island, see the Museum, grab a cappuccino, ride a bike, tram around the island. After boarding, we head west up Racoon Straits and along the west coast of Angel Island to the SF foreshore before broad reaching back to Berkeley.
$1866/$2066
Golden Gate Voyage
(8 hours)
This is the big one: Depending on tide and wind, roughly 23 nautical miles of sailing. You will see ships, seals, bird life, and the ultimate experience, the Golden Gate from below, as you pass under it going out to sea, and then again, coming back under as you head for the San Francisco shoreline, past Alcatraz and Treasure Islands, and back to Berkeley.
$1800/$2000
Three Bridges Voyage
(10 hours)
Some people just want it all. This voyage takes you under all three bridges of the North Bay — first the Richmond-San Rafael bridge, then via Racoon Straits the Golden Gate, then via the San Francisco shoreline the Bay Bridge, then back to Berkeley across the Emeryville Flats.
$2250/$2500
Zen Voyage
(4 hours, by special arrangement)
Captains Rosie Kuhn and Paul Kassatkin remind us that, like the gentle tug of the tides, the ocean draws us back to our spiritual selves. By learning to sense the rhythm of the sea, to feel the motion of the vessel, and to listen to our inner voice, we will use gentle and simple exercises to help you find your “inner sailor.”
$900/$1000
Wedding
(4 hours, by special arrangement)
This is the big one: Depending on tide and wind, roughly 23 nautical miles of sailing. You will see ships, seals, bird life, and the ultimate experience, the Golden Gate from below, as you pass under it going out to sea, and then again, coming back under as you head for the San Francisco shoreline, past Alcatraz and Treasure Islands, and back to Berkeley.
$1000/$1100
Ash Scattering, Kirby Cove
(8 hours)
We will take you to Kirby Cove just outside the Golden Gate, where the powerful tidal currents will carry your loved one’s ashes swiftly out to sea.
$1800/$2000
Naturalist East Bay Voyage
(4 hours)
The East Bay is full of wildlife — above, on, and below the water. We will show you current boundaries: floating ecosystems that move around the bay with the currents. We will show you birds, marine mammals, and whatever else pops up. We will also help you visualize the Bay before humans rebuilt it.
$1000/$1100
Voyage-by-Design
With some notice, we can design a voyage for you. We can pick you up at a remote location or vary the arrival and departure hours. We can even do overnight voyages. Contact us and we will help you design your voyage on the Bay.
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The Pegasus Project has taken thousands of kids out on the Bay for marine environment education aboard Pegasus. The Pegasus Project is funded by charter revenues, foundation grants, in-kind contributions, and private donations. Contributions are tax deductible.
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Mailing Address:
1554 Sonoma Ave., Albany, CA 94706-2444