The Marin Headlands Hostel in Sausalito is the unofficial headquarters for the symposium.  It’s a great place to relax, be social, eat, sleep and call home for the weekend.  All are  welcome to join us there, but space is limited.  Book your space directly by using the GGSKS registration form.  The cost is just $29 a night.

Lodging & Meals Package:

This year we have added a lodging & meals package.  We’ll do the cooking so you can paddle hard and relax.  Here’s how it works:  $140 gets you three nights of lodging (thurs, fri, sat) and ALL meals from Friday breakfast until Sunday dinner.  In addition to that — we’ll buy the beer all weekend!!  (at the hostel – not the bar!)

$140 – 3 nights of lodging & 8 meals (fri breakfast – sun lunch)

Sample Menu:

These are just some possibilities.  Each will have a vegetarian option – please indicate your preference on the registration form.
Please note:  We are providing meals but we cannot meet special dietary needs.  Anyone is welcome to bring along special foods, snacks, treats, a favorite coffee, beer or wine, etc.

Breakfast (served at the Marin Headlands Hostel)
-Bagels & cream cheese, granola, yogurt, fruit, cereal & milk
-Juice, coffee & tea

Lunch (self prepared at Marin Headlands Hostel each morning to be taken along during class)
-All the fixings to make your own sandwiches
-Fruit, carrots & celery, trail mix, snacks

Dinner (served at the Marin Headlands Hostel)
-BBQ dinner – meat, green salad, beans, corn bread, beer and more
-Italian night – spaghetti or lasagna, meatballs, garlic bread, green salad, beer, wine & more
-Tacos & Burritos, beans, rice and all the fixings.  beer & wine too!!

Daily Packages

If you can’t make it for the entire weekend, these packages are available daily.

$40 – thursday night lodging, friday breakfast & lunch
$50 – friday night lodging, friday night dinner, saturday breakfast & lunch
$50 – saturday night lodging, saturday night dinner, sunday breakfast & lunch

The Marin Headlands Hostel

Marin Headlands Hostel
Fort Barry
Building 941
Sausalito, CA  94965
(415) 331-2777

The Marin Headlands Hostel is located just ten minutes away from the Golden Gate Bridge in the beautiful Golden Gate National Recreation Area.  The hostel consists of two historic buildings built in 1907 that used to be living quarters for the officers of Fort Barry.  Rooms are dormitory style complete with bunkbeds, shared bathrooms and lots of charm.  The hostel is serving as the informal “headquarters” for the symposium – the place to eat, sleep, shower, study, meet coaches and other paddlers and have a great time.

Driving times between the Marin Headlands Hostel and the Presidio Yacht Club Launch is approximately 10 minutes.  In the middle of the drive is a one-way tunnel with a 5-minute long red light.  Be prepared to wait up to 5 minutes…

Although clean linens and pillows are provided at the hostel, some people prefer to bring sleeping bags.  When you arrive at the hostel the first night, your bed will be made up and ready to use.  When you check-out, your only responsibility is to strip the bed and re-make it with fresh, clean sheets.  Clean sheets are located in the lobby, as are the hampers for the dirty sheets.