Paradise Cay, Tiburon-Belvedere, California - Waterfront Real Estate Review

Introduction

Paradise Cay is a waterfront community of about 200 homes (including a few newly-built town homes and free standing homes) on the North-East edge of the Tiburon Peninsula.

About thirty-nine of the homes front directly onto San Francisco Bay and have spectacular views. The rest are situated on canals approximately 90 ft wide and have docks capable of berthing cruisers some of which are up to 60ft in length.

Waterfront and Canal-front Homes

In common with many other Bayfront homes the ones in Paradise Cay do not have docks because permanently berthing a boat directly on the Bay is not practical due to wave motion. Nevertheless these absolute waterfront homes have excellent views of the Bay. The boats on the canals and in the Paradise Cay Yacht Harbor, which is part of the development, all have direct access to the Bay.

The canals are a little tight for maneuverability of large cruisers but that will just improve your boat maneuvering skills won’t it? There is also a minor matter of fairly steep gangplanks at low tide but that is a small price to pay for a protected berth with direct access to the Bay. The canals are currently being dredged (October 2009) and dredging will be repeated about every five years.

The Yacht Harbor and Tiburon Yacht Club

The new, six acre Paradise Cay Yacht Harbor (marina), at the Northern end of the Paradise Cay development, can accommodate boats up to 115 feet with up to 24-foot beam on the end ties. It has two pump-out facilities, lots of parking and new restrooms.

The nearby Tiburon Yacht Club (400 Trinidad Drive) has about 230 members (about 40% of them from the Cay) but has no berthing facilities of its own given the close proximity of the Paradise Cay Yacht Harbor. It is an active sailing club with over thirty scheduled races per year - not just a social venue.

Community

However, the Tiburon Yacht Club does also serve as a gathering place for the community which has a number of notable residents. These include the Moseleyes (Tim the “patriach” being responsible for the Paradise Cay development in the sixties) and the interestingly controversial radio personality Michael Savage of the “Savage Nation”. There is a good community spirit evidenced in various activities throughout the year.

Summary

Paradise Cay is one of the very few localities in Marin County where you can have a big boat safely berthed at your back door. Although it may appear a bit isolated on a map, it is only ten miles from the Golden Gate Bridge and a few miles away from a good (some say excellent) supermarket (Paradise Market) and the two extensive shopping areas of Corte Madera - “Town Center” and “The Village” either side of Hwy 101.

Route 113 Golden Gate buses run between Paradise Cay and Redwood High School on school days. The Cay lies in the highly rated Tiburon Reed School district.

There are very few localities in Marin that offer the variety of water views, boating options, a good school district and good shopping not too far away, that are to be found in Paradise Cay.

Further Information

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Nicole Burton is and experienced Realtor who has lived in Marin County for over thirty years and knows Marin inside out.
Having grown up in Virginia Beach she loves the water, is an avid swimmer and loves her waterfront home in Marin.
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