Lost Boat Ceremony Published: May, 2007 Submarine veterans, San Francisco Maritime National Park Association staff and volunteers will gather aboard the World War II USS Pampanito submarine, to honor the men and their 65 submarines that never returned. This moving and colorful event features an individual bell toll for each boat lost and on eternal […]
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ON OUR COVER April 2007
Published: April, 2007 Rick Wesslund and crew on his J/120 class boat, El Ocaso, participating in last year’s Rolex Big Boat Series race. Photo by Jan Pehrson. More of her sailing photographs can been seen at www.JanPehrson.com
WATERFRONT VIEWS
Published: April, 2007 OAKLAND — Opening Day on the Bay, on the last Sunday in April each year, is the official opening day of the Northern Californian sailing season, and sees over 150 boats, beautifully decorated and adorned, heading across San Francisco Bay in parade formation. Dating back to 1917 and organized by the Pacific […]
WORKING WATERFRONT
Bay Crossings Staff Report Published: April, 2007 Air Quality Board Changes Spare the Air Days The new plan extends the current three free roundtrip transit days to four on Muni, BART and buses, and also changes the three free days on Caltrain and ferries to four free one-way trips. Spare the Air days occur when […]
Opening Day’s Pages of Time Parade
Published: April, 2007 In a patriotic affirmation of our determination to stand tall and strong, up to 250 recreational boats from Northern California Yacht Clubs are expected to enter a decorated boat competition to the theme Pages of Time. In addition, various classic vessels, both motor and sail powered, are being invited, some of which are […]
TECHNOLOGY
By Mary E. Shacklett Published: April, 2007 Adopted by telecommunications carriers delivering video services to consumers, IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) provides send and receive capabilities for video streams that are encoded as a series of Internal Protocol packets. The video clips that stream through to desktops and notebooks – and to your home television via […]
JACK LONDON SQUARE
Published: April, 2007 OAKLAND – All law-abiding and loyal citizens are urged to be vigilant and alert to the presence on your coast of the fast, and heavily armed Clipper Schooner Lynx. The 122-foot square topsail schooner will be sailing into Jack London Square for the Strictly Sail Pacific boat show. Join the flotilla on […]
JACK LONDON SQUARE
Published: April, 2007 California Canoe & Kayak is proud to sponsor the Seventh Annual Support Strokes Paddle and Race Fundraiser, a challenging and fun 15.5-mile sea kayak and canoe paddle around Alameda Island to raise money for breast cancer advocacy, research, and treatment. This event is held in memory of Lore Hogan, a friend and […]
JACK LONDON SQUARE
Published: April, 2007 OAKLAND March 20, 2007 – Strictly Sail Pacific, the largest sailboat show on the West Coast, will open at Oakland’s Jack London Square on April 18. The 11th running of this five-day boat show will feature over 300 exhibitors and Strictly Sail’s trademark mix of an extensive marketplace combined with free seminars […]
SAILING ADVENTURES
By Scott Alumbaugh Published: April, 2007 The last Sunday in April, each year, is Opening Day on the Bay, the official opening day of the Northern Californian sailing season. There is a parade of more than 150 boats, decorated and adorned, heading across San Francisco Bay in parade formation behind the fireboat Phoenix with its […]