Page 4.M-5     CPA2-43[See page 5-429 for the original comment] REVISE the third paragraph as follows.

CPSRA is also a popular entry point for windsurfing on the Bay and is considered one of the premier windsurfing sites in the San Francisco Bay Area (Thorner, 2008). The windsurfing launch site is located on the shoreline of Candlestick Cove near the southern end of the CPSRA parking lot, a turnaround known as “Windsurf Circle.” According to the San Francisco Boardsailing Association (SFBA), CPSRA is an ideal location for beginning- and intermediate-level windsurfers, because there is very little swell (wave action). These flat-water conditions allow windsurfers to develop skills that are more difficult to master in choppy water. Candlestick Point is not dependent on tidal conditions, and has adequate water depth for safe sailing at low tides. According to the Candlestick Preservation Association, on average, Candlestick Point has 85 “Sailable Days” per year (from April through September), and is frequented, on average, by 20 sailors per Sailable Day. In 2013, Candlestick Preservation Association  had 102 Sailable Days, which was more than other sites around the Bay.

The SFBA provided accumulated GPS tracks that it considers representative of the primary sailing area in this area of the Bay (Thorner, 2008). The SFBA considers westerly wind conditions to be generally good for windsurfing at CPSRA, with the best conditions during west-northwest winds (Thorner, 2008). Alternate windsurfing sites such as Crissy Field (San Francisco), Ocean Beach (San Francisco), and Oyster Point (South

San Francisco) feature heavy surf, offshore winds, or strong currents – wind and water conditions that are not appropriate for beginners and intermediates. However,  the  CPA  recommends  extending  the  sailable  area westward          to the shoreline for about half of its north-south length. See Master  Response 31 for discussion of the area analyzed in the Draft EIR.

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The park would feature a restored tidal channel and wetland area, native scrub and grasslands, and sites for community gardens in raised planter beds and groves of native fruit trees.

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Visitacion Creek Park (West) would feature passive wetlands, native plantings, picnic facilities, multiuse paths, trails, overlooks, a small amphitheater (for community events and performances), and interpretive features.