String of flags flown from a sailboat docked at the Corinthian
Yacht Club in Tiburon. In the background is Racoon Strait, lying between Tiburon
and Angel Island.
And, since you asked ~ In 1814, the British 26-gun sloop of
war, the H.M.S. Raccoon, was
damaged off the coast of Oregon, but stayed afloat to reach San Francisco Bay.
From March 13 to 19th, the ship was repaired on the beach at Ayala Cove on the
Northern portion of Angel Island. This event gave the name to the deep-water
channel between Tiburon and Angel Island.
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