Published: November, 2012 Talk about a working waterfront! The new East Span of the Bay Bridge, the largest public works project in California history, reaches new milestones seemingly every week as workers race toward the September 2013 finish line. In the months since installation of the nearly mile-long main cable on the signature self-anchored suspension […]
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ORACLE TEAM USA SPITHILL Wins Second Consecutive America’s Cup World Series
Published: November, 2012 ORACLE TEAM USA SPITHILL rebounded from last place at the first turning mark of the "Super Sunday" fleet race finale to win the America’s Cup World Series San Francisco Championship. Spithill and crew—Dirk de Ridder, John Kostecki, Jono MacBeth and Joe Newton—were dead last off the start line, but fought their way […]
Epic Rescue To Save Capsized AC Catamaran
Published: November, 2012 ORACLE TEAM USA, the defender of the 34th America’s Cup, capsized its giant AC72 catamaran on San Francisco Bay during a training session in October. No one on the crew was injured. The capsize took place during the team’s eighth day on the water. Conditions were fresh, with building winds whipping up […]
Cosco Busan Oil Spill Five Years Later: Could It Happen Again?
By Deb Self Published: November, 2012 Five years ago, on the morning of November 7, the 900-foot container ship Cosco Busan left Oakland in heavy fog with low visibility. It side-swiped a Bay Bridge tower, ripping open two fuel tanks and pouring more than 53,000 gallons of heavy bunker fuel into San Francisco Bay. Initially, […]
Big Events on the Horizon
By Paul Duclos Published: November, 2012 Crown Point Press—a fine art print publisher, gallery and independent bookstore founded in 1962 by master printer and writer Kathan Brown—is a hidden gem tucked away around the corner from SFMOMA at 20 Hawthorne Street. The artists who have worked at Crown Point Press making etchings are representative of […]
Large Solar Array Unveiled at San Rafael Airport
Published: November, 2012 Marin County’s largest solar installation debuted in October at the San Rafael Airport. Muir Beach-based Synapse Electric installed the 972 kW AC project, which is now supplying locally-grown renewable energy to Marin Clean Energy (MCE) customers. MCE will purchase 100 percent of the power generated from more than 4,600 panels on 48 […]
The Best Way to Get Where You’re Going
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 […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES November 2012
Published: November, 2012 November 3 9AM – 2PM – Tomales Bay Kayak Tour – Outback Adventures, Larkspur, 415-461-2222, www.outbackadventures.com Come experience on of the premier paddling destinations in California on this guided kayak tour! Wildlife abounds in this spectacular setting, one of the largest protected bays and coastal area in California. Half way through our paddling […]
Around the bay in November 2012
Published: November, 2012 Skating Away Delighting families, couples and ice skating enthusiasts for over 20 years, the Holiday Ice Rink at Embarcadero Center presented by Hawaiian Airlines will open to the public for nine magical fun-filled weeks beginning November 7 through January 6. Plan a special holiday experience with your friends and family and skate […]
Around the bay in October 2012
6th Annual Home Front Festival in Richmond On Saturday, October 13, the Sixth Annual Home Front Festival will be held at the Craneway Pavilion at 1414 Harbour Way South on the Richmond waterfront. Celebrating Richmond’s vital role in the nation’s home front response to World War II, this year’s theme is "Rich in History – […]