We make it easy
1. You fill out the form authorizing us to scatter the ashes, and provide CA Permit VS9.
1. You fill out the form authorizing us to scatter the ashes, and provide CA Permit VS9.
1. You fill out the form authorizing us to scatter the ashes, and provide CA Permit VS9.
- You are required by law to complete an Authorization to Scatter Ashes form. Click the button below to complete and submit the form.
- If the cremation was performed in California, your funeral home or crematory will provide you with a copy of the California Permit for the Disposition of Human Remains (VS9 Permit). Please include this permit in the shipping box with the ashes.
2. You submit payment using our secure online payment portal
1. You fill out the form authorizing us to scatter the ashes, and provide CA Permit VS9.
1. You fill out the form authorizing us to scatter the ashes, and provide CA Permit VS9.
Please submit payment in the amount of $399 using our secure online payment portal.
We will confirm with you that we have received both the authorization form and your payment, at which time you can ship the ashes (and CA Permit VS9 if required) via USPS to our secure package receiving facility.
3. You ship the ashes to us via the United States Postal Service (USPS)
1. You fill out the form authorizing us to scatter the ashes, and provide CA Permit VS9.
3. You ship the ashes to us via the United States Postal Service (USPS)
Ship cremated remains to our secure package receiving facility using the United States Postal Service (USPS) Cremated Remains Shipping Kit (the kit is free but you pay for shipping). You can pick up the kit at your local post office, or order it from the online USPS store.
(Please note that FedEx and UPS will not ship cremated remains.)
Our shipping address:
Golden Gate Strait Memorials
3020 Bridgeway
Sausalito, CA 94965
4. We transport the ashes by boat to the scattering site
4. We transport the ashes by boat to the scattering site
3. You ship the ashes to us via the United States Postal Service (USPS)
Ashes will be scattered within 7 days of receipt, assuming favorable weather conditions. We transport your loved one's ashes on our boat from our home port in Sausalito under the Golden Gate Bridge to the scattering site.
5. We scatter the ashes
4. We transport the ashes by boat to the scattering site
6. We provide photo documentation of your scattering
We gently release your loved one's ashes into the sea near secluded and picturesque Kirby Cove. Kirby Cove is nestled at the foot of the craggy Marin Headlands and has beach access via hiking trails from the mainland, should you wish to visit the site of your scattering at any time in the future.
6. We provide photo documentation of your scattering
4. We transport the ashes by boat to the scattering site
6. We provide photo documentation of your scattering
We provide you with: 1) A photo documenting your ash scattering, and 2) A digital certificate showing the date, time, and precise latitude and longitude of your scattering.