No real drama
I have always seen these guys racing around the Bay, and have heard about random boardings, but this was my first. Basically, as we were tacking around Carquinez Strait, waiting for friiends of ours in a smaller boat who was behind us, the CG raced alongside, and asked when I had last been boarded.
"Never," I replied. The next question was if I had any weapons on board. "Nope," I said.
The head officer told me to furl my headsail, and sail around while they did the inspection. They checked my safety gear, the valve setting on my head, and a few other things, then they gave me a form and told me to show it the next time I was stopped by the CG randomly.
All in all, they were polite and professional, but it's a strange sensation to have two uniformed guys with guns hop on your boat and ask a bunch of questions. At least their boots had non-marking soles.