BC Staff Report Published: April, 2012 The entire Bay Area sailing community will join forces in April to welcome and host the 250-plus crew members of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race when they dock at Oakland’s Jack London Square. The 10 racing yachts departed Qingdao, China on March 4, to head across the […]
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Catch the Spirit at This Year’s Opening Day
By April Thygeson Published: April, 2012 San Francisco Bay offers some of the best boating in the world. In the summer, when the weather is warm and the wind is up, boats flock to the water like geese to a pond. To commemorate the beginning of the boating season, the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association (PICYA) […]
Clean Marinas Program Helps Ensure Environmentally Responsible Boating
By Bill Picture Published: April, 2012 Bollution in the Bay is a top concern of many Bay Area residents, but the search for a culprit is sometimes, well, as murky as the Bay’s waters. Is it storm runoff, which carries a veritable laundry list of land-borne contaminants, some of them highly toxic, from a variety […]
Final America’s Cup Deal Means Significant Cuts
BC STAFF REPORT Published: April, 2012 The head of the organization spearheading the America’s Cup in San Francisco said that they will support the deal that the office of Mayor Edwin M. Lee submitted to the Board in March, which was approved unanimously. This finalizes the path for the City of San Francisco to host […]
Artemis Racing Debuts Full Scale AC72 Wing
Published: April, 2012 The culmination of more than 35,000 man hours and a tremendous amount of hard work on the part of the entire team came on March 15 when Artemis Racing sailed with the team’s first AC72 wing in Valencia, Spain. While the Defender and other Challengers for the 34th America’s Cup have chosen […]
Boat Owners May Have Federal Tax Deductions Available
Published: April, 2012 Recreational boat owners who paid state sales taxes on a boat purchase, or those who secured a loan to finance a boat, may have some tax deductions coming to them when filing their 2011 federal income tax return. This tax tip comes from the nation’s largest boaters’ advocacy group, Boat Owners Association […]
Ferry Service Between South S.F. and East Bay Set for June Launch
BC Staff Report Published: April, 2012 San Francisco Bay Ferry’s much-anticipated service between South San Francisco and the East Bay will be launching soon. With construction almost complete on the new South San Francisco ferry terminal at Oyster Point, the service will provide access to biotech and other jobs in South San Francisco for East […]
Destination: L.A.
By Paul Duclos Published: April, 2012 San Pedro Bay culture hardly measures up to what we have here, but Bay Crossings readers seeking a quick getaway from the waterfront might wish to explore a contrasting—and convenient—alternative. Virgin America is the way to go if you are searching for a direct flight from San Francisco. The […]
San Francisco Increases Access for Bikers Commuting to Work
Published: April, 2012 Last month, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved the Employee Bicycle Access Bill, which will make it easier for the growing number of people biking to work to bring their bikes into the workplace. The bill then went to the mayor’s office, where it is expected to be signed into law. […]
Around the bay in April 2012
Sail on Sailor The 2012 Strictly Sail Pacific all-sailboat boat show will sail into Jack London Square April 12-15 with everything that is hot in the world of sailing. Strictly Sail Pacific is the only all-sailboat show on the West Coast, featuring new sailboats, gear, accessories, hardware, daily seminars, interactive workshops, free sailboat rides […]