Similar conditions can be found in the lee of Brooks Island, in the Emeryville Crescent, and in the South Sailing Basin.

The South Sailing Basin is also home to two large year-round community sailing programs and is a popular launch spot for windsurfers and kayaks. There are two boat hoists and three docks, and a dry storage facility for larger boats.

The important point here is that relatively intense non-motorized boating activity seems to have minimal negative impact on the winter habitat value of this body of water.

Loss of vital diving duck habitat has often been cited as a reason to oppose non-motorized boating in the North Sailing Basin. Significant loss of habitat due to this kind of activity, however, does not appear to be likely for at least three reasons: 1) the rafting habitat is distributed throughout the waters of the Eastshore State Park, and not concentrated in the North Sailing Basin. 2) The South Sailing Basin remains a popular rafting habitat despite the presence of boating facilities, and 3) boating use patterns, especially in winter, involve a small portion of time and use a small portion of the available water, leaving most of the habitat totally undisturbed most of the time.