Help is on the way, any hour, any weather

We are TowBoatUS San Francisco Bay & Delta, based at Mariner Square in Alameda and on call around the clock for boaters across the Bay and the Delta. When an engine quits eight miles out, when a starter fails after a morning of fishing, when a sailboat loses power on a late Saturday run: we are the call that gets answered.

Our captains handle every job the same way: get to you fast, make sure everyone aboard is safe and anchored, tell you exactly what is happening and what happens next, and get you back to your slip or the nearest harbor. Boaters tell us our response times beat the ETA we gave them, and that the communication is as steady as the tow.

We also take on work beyond the standard call. When WeatherFlow needed a technician and equipment transported out to weather stations on USCG navigational aids, something we had not done before, we listened, worked out the scheduling, and completed the mission. If it happens on the water, ask us.