By Bill Picture Published: December, 2013 Last month’s raising of a sunken tugboat from the waters of the Oakland Estuary was just the beginning of an estimated two-month cleanup of the strait by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), California Department of Resources and Recycling (CalRecycle), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Among the […]
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Holiday Boat Parades Light Up December
Published: December, 2013 December 7, Oakland/Alameda: This year, San Francisco Bay Ferry again invites the public to ride its Alameda/Oakland service in the 37th Annual Lighted Yacht Parade on Saturday, December 7. The public can participate in the festivities by riding the Alameda/Oakland ferry, which will also be entered into the competition. The special Lighted Yacht Parade […]
Bay Bridge Troll Finds Temporary Home at Oakland Museum
By Natalie Orenstein Published: December, 2013 Trolls are notorious shape-shifters, but the famous Bay Bridge troll chose to remain in his original form during his installation in the Oakland Museum of California last month. The steel troll stood guard on the original East Span for 24 years, first staking out his post in 1989 when […]
Deckhand Matt Kirkpatrick
By Matt Larson Published: December, 2013 December is upon us and we’ve got one more Blue & Gold employee for you to meet before the year is up. We hope you’ve enjoyed meeting your local captains and deckhands. If you see them around, make sure to say hello and let them know you enjoyed reading […]
SF Bay Area Working Waterfront Sets a Green Standard
By Patrick Burnson Published: December, 2013 The Bay Area can easily lay claim to being the epicenter for supply chain sustainability, with scores of companies here united in a mission to make transportation cleaner and more efficient. The most recent example of this collaborative effort took place in San Francisco last month when BSR staged […]
ON OUR COVER DECEMBER 2013
Published: December, 2013 Many different holiday events will light up the Bay Area waterfont this year. From lighted boat parades in Oakland, San Francisco and Sausalito to seasonal ice rinks, tree lightings and art installations, there will be something for everyone. See pages 11, 16, 17 and 22 for a rundown of events. Photo By […]
Around the Bay in November 2013
Holiday Lights Published: November, 2013 PIER 39 PIER 39 invites you to join some special friends from Disneyland at the annual PIER 39 Tree Lighting Celebration on Saturday, November 23 and Sunday, November 24 from noon to 6:30 p.m. Experience the magic, sing songs, give hugs to Disneyland friends and welcome the holiday season with two […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES
Published: November, 2013 November 2 6:30PM – 9PM – 2014 Tahiti Flotilla Planning Party – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com For some just the words "French Polynesia" conjure up images of romance and beauty. Come for hors d’oeuvres and drinks and meet like-minded sailors interested in sailing the magnificent islands of the Tahitian Leewards, among them fabled […]
Where Did That Expression Come From?
By CaptaIn Ray Published: November, 2013 The excitement of the 34th America’s Cup completely overshadowed the fact that September 19 was Talk Like a Pirate Day. With all the drama and pageantry of the America’s Cup behind us, it’s time once again to have a little fun with the nautical origins of common English words […]
Wagner, Britten and Black Friday Racing
By Paul Duclos Published: November, 2013 Tickets are still available for the S.F. Opera’s The Flying Dutchman, which is performed on November 3, 7, 12 and 15. This is a new production of Richard Wagner’s libretto and composition sung in German with English supertitles. In Wagner’s first masterpiece, a ship’s captain is condemned to endlessly travel […]