Sausalito wakes up under the marine layer more mornings than not, and that grey damp is the backdrop to one of the most common Wolf cooking calls we get in town: the burner clicks and clicks but is slow to catch, especially on the first cook of the day near the water.
It almost never means the part you're dreading.
What the fog is doing
When the marine layer sits over Sausalito overnight, moisture settles across the kitchen — and under the sealed burner caps of a Wolf cooktop. That film bridges the spark gap, so the igniter fires (the clicking you hear) but the gas is slow to light until the area dries out. Kitchens nearest the water, on the Marinship flats or the lower hillside, tend to see it most.
What actually fixes it
For mild cases, lifting the caps, drying them, and re-seating them flush clears it. A burner that still chatters once it's dry usually has a corroded electrode or a sticking spark switch — a clean, bounded repair with a genuine Wolf part. It is almost never the control board, and we test before replacing anything so you don't pay for a guess. If you're near the water and this is a recurring winter pattern, we'll point out simple ventilation habits that cut down the morning damp.