By Mary Swift-Swan Published: April, 2004 BAD are the dragons that rowers make fly. Members of the Berkeley Bay Area Dragon rowing team generously moved one of its dragon boats to Alameda last summer. The adult team, called the Dragon Flyers, quickly manned the boat. Not yet a full boat, there are enough rowers to […]
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2003 Port of Oakland Sustainability Accomplishments
Published: April, 2004 The Port of Oakland endured a purgatory of environmental reviews before being permitted to undertake dredging necessary to retain its status as a major port. It took years, cost millions, and thoroughly convinced the Port of the need to be ahead of the environmental curve. Here, examples of the Port of Oakland’s […]
Bay CrossingsWaterfront Living
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: April, 2004 Captain Jennifer Howard drives Golden Gate ferries. Jennifer is a beautiful young woman who looks like a model and the girl next door at the same time. Her infectious laugh, genuinely kind nature, and unerring command of the ship combine in a surprising and impressive way. There is no […]
Bay Crossings Afloat
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: April, 2004 The engine cannot start. It is 2 a.m. with no other boats around. A weak 1-3 knot breeze is all we have to sail in to hold our position against a quickly building ebb current in nearly 300 feet of water outside the Gate. The rushing waters are already […]
Bay Crossings Boating Calendar
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: April, 2004 1st Benicia Breaks out the Beer First club to start 2004 “Beer Can Race” on weekday evenings. For a full list of participating clubs, see www.baycrossings.com. 2nd Celebrations on the Bay “April Fools” and “TGIF.” Live music, appetizers, three hours of fun. 8-11 p.m., boarding at Jack London Square […]
Bay CrossingsBayRound Up
Staff Report Published: April, 2004 MV Intintoli Interior Repair Deferred Baylink has decided to postpone the interior rehabilitation of the MV Intintoli until after the delivery the newly constructed MV Solano, expected in late June. As a result, the slower MV Vallejo will be scheduled for service only on the week of April 12th, barring […]
Libations
By Dianne Boate and Robert Meyer Published: April, 2004 We are all used to making the weekend wine rounds in Napa and Sonoma, or if we are feeling a little more adventuresome, taking the road northwest to Mendocino County, or perhaps east to the Livermore Valley. Have we got a surprise for you! One of […]
Bay CrossingsGardens
By Botany Bob Published: April, 2004 “D—!!!! another orchid with black rot,” a cry by orchid afficionados round the world. Black rot is a disease caused by a group of primitive fungi known as water molds. New orchid growths that seem to glow with health,suddenly and without warning are discovered next morning having turned […]
Pacific Powerboat Expo Opens Nor Cal Boating Season
Published: April, 2004 Port of Oakland at Jack London Square, celebrating it’s 15th year, the Northern California Spring Boat Show, now called Pacific Powerboat Expo, is the premier ‘in the water’ yacht show for Northern California. Over 100 yachts to 75 feet and 200 trailer boats on land make this an event for all recreational […]
RED Hot Success for KIDS
Published: April, 2004 b.a.y. fund is a San Francisco-based nonprofit that helps young people finish high school and become the first in their families to graduate from college. b.a.y. fund offers mentoring, tutoring, internships, community service opportunities, skills workshops, college visits, college application counseling, and college financial scholarships. b.a.y. fund is unique in that it […]