There are many resources for people who are interested in sailing the Bay.

Safe boating hints for the San Francisco Bay - PDF booklet by the CA Department of Boating and Waterways

Sailing the Bay by Kimball Livingston is an excellent book that may be available at your library (they have it at the Oakland Main Library).

http://www.cruiserswiki.org/wiki/San_Francisco

Bay Sailing Guide (warning: has cringe-worthy jokes about mother-in-laws)