By Sejal Choksi, Baykeeper and Program DirectorPublished: October, 2009 San Francisco Bay is part of the largest estuary on the West Coast, a merging of freshwater flows from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the salty waters of the Pacific Ocean. The Bay’s mix of fresh and salt water creates a unique habitat for a […]
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October is “SHARKtober” at Aquarium of the Bay
Published: October, 2009 Providing a final and affirmative answer to the age-old question of whether there really are sharks in the San Francisco Bay, Aquarium of the Bay is proud to present SHARKtober, a month-long celebration of these enigmatic animals. SHARKtober will star San Francisco Bay sharks: the mighty sevengill, soupfin, leopard, brown smoothhound […]
Around the bay in October
Published: October, 2009 Full-Tilt Fun at World’s Largest Pinball Show Alameda’s Pacific Pinball Museum and Novato’s Pinball Revival Company announce the Third Annual Pacific Pinball Exposition, to be held at the Marin County Civic Center Exhibition Hall in San Rafael on October 2-4. Hundreds of pinball machines and amusement devices from past to present will […]
ON OUR COVER September 2009
Published: September, 2009 The City of Vallejo and Vallejo Transit will present a Rider Appreciation Day on Thursday, September 10th. Commuters returning to the Vallejo Ferry Terminal will be greeted with gift bags, live music by Astral Kitchen and a local Vendor Marketplace. Festivities will run from 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Admission is free […]
Blue Thunder Rumbles the East Bay
By Joel WilliamsPublished: September, 2009 Alameda’s Bay Ship & Yacht has been in the ship building business since the 1970s, building everything from mega-yachts to barges. On August 3, the launch of the 42-foot Blue Thunder marked the first custom yacht to come out of the shipyard in over 20 years. The boat was built […]
Tugboat Captain Henning Dead at Age 41
By Patrick BurnsonPublished: September, 2009 August was filled with unpleasant news for the Bay Area maritime community. Captain Fred Henning, general manager of Baydelta Maritime, a major San Francisco-based tugboat company, died in early August at the age of 41 after an apparent heart attack. Henning began his career in 1996 at Baydelta as a […]
511 Transit Named One of 10 Great Government Web Sites
Published: September, 2009 The 511 Transit page at www.transit.511.org has been cited by Government Computer News as one of 10 great government Web sites nationwide for 2009. The magazine hailed the popular site as “a heroic act of interagency coordination.” 511 Transit, which originally was launched in 2003 and periodically has been expanded and upgraded, is […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES SEPTEMBER 2009
Published: September, 2009 Every Saturday 12PM – 2PM or 2:30PM – 4:30PM – Introduction to Sailing Course, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com This two-hour skippered charter is designed to provide folks who are considering getting into sailing a real glimpse of the sport, our club and our people. Cost $40. Every Sunday 9AM – Dusk – Charter Share, Club Nautique, Alameda/Sausalito, […]
Olympic Swimmers to Compete in Thrilling Tiburon Mile
Published: September, 2009 Olympic competitors and all manner of other swimmers will vie for first place at the tenth anniversary of the Bay Area’s most remarkable open-water race, the RCP Tiburon Mile, on Sunday, September 13 at 9 a.m. Some of swimming’s most high-powered competitors from across the United States and more than 20 […]
It’s Time to Talk Like a Pirate Again
By Captain RayPublished: September, 2009 It’s that time of the year again. Yes, September 19th is officially Talk Like A Pirate Day! So, here are several more expressions commonly used ashore that have their origins in life at sea. A deck constructed above the main deck at the stern of a vessel is called […]