WATERFRONT HOME W/ SWEEPING BAY VIEWS, 1500 S/F OF DECK AND DOCK!

We purchased our 'Boathouse' from a San Francisco Antique dealer in 1997. We loved it's old world charm from the days when Tiburon was still a train switching yard and rum was run on the Bay.

Perhaps most important, unlike most of the Tiburon waterfront, the house has a southern exposure (read 'warm') and a completely unobstructed view of the Golden Gate.

Tiburon is, of course, famous for its beauty and weather (it almost never gets the famous (and freezing) San Francisco fog, but is a short ferry ride (19 minutes) into the heart of the city.

When we bought the house we had four children. A year later we had our fifth child - who grew up 'on the dock', and watching life on the Bay from his bedroom window, and his secret 'Captain's Lookout' up on the trellis.

We love the serenity and joy of being right on the Bay, so close to nature. At the same time our location is only a 10 minute walk to the San Francisco Ferry, and makes for an easy 'walk to work' in the city every day.

We're sailors so being able to anchor right off our dock, or for the weekend in Angel Island's Ayala Cove across the way was a huge plus in living on the water with a deep water dock.

Our favorite things, however, are the baby whales that occasionally get lost in the Bay, only to be told to 'come back to the ocean' by their mothers, and the baby sea lions in a big rookery directly across from us on Angel Island.

Our favorite things at the Boathouse are the marine life, the early morning sunrises, the full moon on the water; spring - when all the baby cormorants, Canada geese and sea lions take their first 'open swim' with their proud parents; the evening fly-by of the pelicans; the reliable 8pm Hornblower cruise boat going by, all lit up... and our quiet evenings on the dock, watching the world wind down and the moon come up.

We love having both french doors open during the day with the breeze coming into the house while guitar music plays on the stereo.

The rest of Marin County with Muir Woods, Stinson Beach, Bolinas, Drake's Bay and many other destinations - is only a short drive away, and Napa Valley and the Russian River Valley make for romantic day trips to stock up on things like wine, olive oil and specialty cheeses. We bike all the way around the Peninsula on famous Paradise Drive, and enjoy our early morning walks along the water into Town for coffee and sweets. Shopping is easy at the many special boutiques in town. We love the Sunday Concerts in the Park, the International Film Festival, the Wine Festival and Friday Nights on Main Street put on by the local restaurants. It's a wonderful feeling of community, with always many people to be found in the crowd from all over the world.