Wow, a beautiful sunny day on the bay with a forecast of 90 degrees! Amazing! We started off by leaving Sausalito with a yacht filled with crew, barbeque supplies, food, flowers and games early in the morning…at 7 am to be exact! The entire crew was excited about the beautiful weather and being on Angel Island helping the group to enjoy their team building activities and a fantastic lunch. We arrived at Angel Island at 7:45 am and dropped the chefs, game manager, and two servers off on the Island to set up the picnic area. The rest of the crew continued on to Pier 40 in San Francisco to pick up the guests. The yacht looked beautiful with custom flowers by Lisa Brown at FloraLisa and burgundy table cloths. The brunch on the yacht was also fantastic with smoked salmon, capers, croissants, bagels, cream cheese, jams, fresh fruit, and fresh juices. We boarded 102 guests who arrived via private shuttle arranged by our management. The guests were welcomed aboard by our Captain and owner, Gerry Robertson. The guests had a fantastic brunch service while cruising to Angel Island and were treated to fantastic views of the Bay Bridge, San Francisco city line, Golden Gate bridge, Alcatraz, The Richmond/San Rafael Bridge, and Angel Island. Some guests even played bingo on the cruise over! The full premium open bar was a real hit and we had shots all around!
We docked at Angel Island and 102 guests disembarked excitedly onto the Island. They were greeted by our game manager and chefs. Right away, about 20 guests picked up a game of volleyball, some picked up badmitten, and others began games of croquet. About 20 minutes after arriving, the barbeque lunch was served. The menu was customized with our Executive Chef, Jared Seaton to fit the groups individual tastes before the event and included gourmet cheeses, specialty breads, different types of barbeque skewers, three different salads, and a variety of other items. We also had plenty of ice cold water on hand for the warm weather. The guests enjoyed their wonderful lunch under bright blue skies on picnic tables beautifully covered by our staff with white coverings. The benches were also covered for the guests. As lunch was concluding, the team began introducing themselves and telling each other a little about their individual job. It was wonderful to see at least three quarters of the group participating in this! Others went on hikes and eventually the volleyball net was taken down to make room for a fun game of cricket!
After two and half beautiful hours on the island, it was time to begin our cruise back to Pier 40. On the way back we served wonderful truffles and petit fours for dessert and the bars opened up again. On the way back we saw some wonderful sights and were treated to a whale sighting! We also dipped into McCovey cove where a baseball game was going on. What a wonderful way to end a great team building day!
