Two separate rescues on Tomales Bay last Saturday saved nine people and a dog after windy conditions capsized kayaks and a boat, the California Highway Patrol reported. The rescued individuals, all in their 20s and 30s, had been warned earlier in the day by the Marin County Fire Department. Just after 11:30 a.m., a distress call alerted the fire department that four-foot high waves knocked two kayakers and a large mixed-breed dog into 56-degree water off Sacramento Landing. Winds were blowing at 30 miles per hour as firefighters arrived on watercrafts at noon to ferry the stranded kayakers from the east side of the bay to Nick’s Cove. Three hours earlier, the fire department had warned campers near Sacramento Landing to shelter in place until Monday morning, citing high surf and high wind advisories. Just as firefighters unloaded their tow at Nick’s Cove, they received a second distress signal via a camping radio from someone whose 14-foot aluminum boat carrying four other passengers had toppled over in the bay. The same two rescuers, Matt Chan and Darrell Galli, rushed back out to a location two miles north of Sacramento Landing where the boat had capsized. They encountered a National Park Service patrol boat that had found the stranded boaters, with aid from a highway patrol helicopter. Seven of the nine rescued were wearing life jackets. They were all provided food, dry clothing, showers and shelter at Nick’s Cove. Saturday’s rescues brought the total count up to nine rescue operations so far this year on Tomales Bay. In September, 54 kayakers were rescued by the fire department after being stranded on Tomales Bay beaches, following dramatic wind shifts that surprised the kayakers during a nighttime bioluminescence tour. Additionally, seven people have lost their lives on the bay this year. Most recently, in late October three boaters were knocked by winds into the water. One was saved, another was found dead and a massive unsuccessful search for the third was called off two days later.