Original home of The Log set for final sail

SAN DIEGO — Nothing is forever, not even the original home of The Log. Red Sails Inn, an iconic restaurant and lounge on Shelter Island, could be converted into a more modern dining concept after the Port of San Diego approved a leasehold sale to The Brigantine Inc. Red Sails, not quite a “dive bar” despite a World War II era dive suit greeting patrons as they pass through the restaurant’s main entrance en route to the bar, has served as a destination for anglers, boatyard workers and mariners in the Shelter Island and Point Loma regions of San Diego since 1957. Within the next few weeks Red Sails will be no more. William O. Roberts started The Log by a dining room fireplace at Red Sails in 1971, a fitting location considering the strong maritime presence on Shelter Island. Back then the boating publication was known as San Diego Log. A plaque by the fireplace commemorates Red Sails as The Log’s birthplace. Red Sails owner Bill Dargitz said he was disappointed Brigantine would not continue the restaurant’s tradition. Brigantine takes over the lease on Sept. 1 and, according to Dargitz, will immediately close Red Sails Inn. “From a business standpoint it made the most...