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By Jane MorsonPublished: September, 2006 The 1980’s and early 1990’s was an intoxicating time for racing in the Bay. It was during this era that CalCup was born. In 1988, Don Lester and Emily Dale began running the Berkeley Wednesday night races. It was Lester who had an idea that would take the races out […]
Published: September, 2006 Sonoma/Napa beekeeper guru, Serge Labesque tends to a hive and, as it appears, one of the resident bees keeps watch. Seasonally, it’s prime time for lavender honey. See story on page 22. Photo by Bobby Winston.
By Kimmie HaworthPublished: September, 2006 There is nothing like the rolling thunder of a Taiko drum to get your heart pounding in anticipation of dragon boats, large canoes carved in the form of exotic dragons, competing as they race across the waters of the San Francisco Bay. Dragon boat racing is a sport with celebrations […]
Published: September, 2006 OAKLAND, CA — The Alameda-Oakland Ferry and the Vallejo Baylink Ferry will expand their services to help transbay travelers cope with the eastbound closure of the Bay Bridge during the upcoming Labor Day weekend. For more information on the Bay Bridge closure, see page 18. For complete ferry schedules, see pages 36-37. […]
By Ed & Pam McGrathPublished: September, 2006 Harvest is a word that can be used as a noun or a verb. And we can and do harvest a great harvest from our Northern California coastal waters. We enjoy delectable seafood such as crab, salmon and other delicacies, only because of the intrepid fishermen who man […]
Published: September, 2006 Master Mariners Benevolent Association Events www.mastermariners.org (415) 364-1656 September 9-10, 18:00 Jessica Cup St. Francis Yacht Club Yachts of traditional design and construction with a minimum of 30 ft. on deck are eligible to compete in this regatta. Entries must be received by Wed., Sept. 6 to avoid late fee. Online entry […]
By Scott HargisPublished: September, 2006 It was a warm spring day in 1984, and I had just arrived for my first day of work as a laboratory assistant for a honeybee researcher with the USDA bee facility in Baton Rouge, LA. A clueless high school senior, I vaguely remembered a friend’s older brother had kept […]
Some things to remember when Brother moves aboard By Denise DohognePublished: September, 2006 It’s only been a few months since I moved off my boat where I lived for three years to live as a landlubber in a condo, again. No sooner did I move off the boat than my brother began staying on the […]
Published: September, 2006 Afield test of a project that provides alternative modes of transportation for employees who leave their cars at home launched in the vicinity of the Pleasant Hill BART station this summer. Commuters who take public transit or share rides to work can access bicycles, electric bicycles and Segway® Human Transporters (HTs) for […]
Bridge closed to eastbound traffic, upper deck closed westbound, for thee days of essential construction By John GoodwinPublished: September, 2006 Once we get past Labor Day, we get to sail home. To transbay travelers who endured lengthy closures of the eastbound Bay Bridge last fall and again this June, and now face a 77-hour blockade […]