Just bought my XJ a month ago and sad I missed this event!!
Are there any other events in San Diego planned for 2021?
The SoCalXJ group has a picnic every year down on Fiesta Island in San Diego, and it's been a merged event with

for years.
This year it's earlier in August, as I'll be travelling the later part of August. I am NOT going down at 6am to try to hold a stretch of sand for everyone this year (like I usually do), but I'll get there fairly early. There's a lot of flat hardpacked sand area to park on.
Saturday August 7th, anytime b/w 6am & 10pm
West shore of Fiesta Island, where the "shortcut" comes across from the east side... roughly "1500 Fiesta Island Rd, San Diego 92109", coordinates 32.78025 -117.222500 aka 32*46'48.9"N 117*32'21.0"W
Bring your rig if you want, or whatever gets you there!!
Bring your own food & beverages; if you're so inclined, bring something to share (hopefully most of us will be vaccinated by then, as I have been).
No glass or alcohol allowed on the beach per SDPD rules, but people do get creative sometimes. Just don't get visibly stupid
Bring chairs, shade, water toys, beach toys, firewood, well behaved dogs (Fiesta Island is an OFFLEASH beach, though there's also a dog park just south of where we hang out).
You can launch watercraft from the sand on Fiesta Island