Published: December, 2008 32nd Annual Lighted Yacht Parade Each year on the first Saturday in December, the Lighted Yacht Parade kicks off the holiday season. Bay Area boat owners share in the holiday spirit by decorating their boats and participating in the parade. Hundreds of spectators gather along the waterfront at specified viewing areas or […]
Published: December, 2002 Want to give that special salt a gift with a nautical twist? Check out the Maritime Store at the Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco where you will find everything from classic model yachts to decorative compasses, barometers, and even nautical weathervanes! You will find an extensive selection of maritime books gracing […]
By John Platt Published: November, 2012 With all the ghoulish predictions of traffic armageddon, I thought I would challenge my 62-year-old body and see if I really could bike to the America’s Cup races from Alameda. Skipping out of work at 2 p.m. and biking from the middle of the island, I caught the 2:25 […]
