“Now the dead move through all us, still glowing.” May Sarton By Bill Coolidge Published: October, 2002 "For my mother and my sister. My mother wove this for her before she died. My sister, my mother and I were all afflicted at the same time. Only thing they had back then were sulfa pills, my […]
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The Water Transit Authority’s Green Machine
The New Super-Low Emission Ferry for Phase II of the Regional System, Starting in 2010 By Wes Starratt When the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority told its consultants, Glosten-Herbert LLD, to design the lowest emission vessel possible for the Phase II ferry system in the post 2010 years, the task ultimately fell to […]
Master Mariners Benevolent Association Announces October & Future Events
Published: October, 2002 Oct. 12-13, 2002 WoodenBoat/MMBA Offshore Cruise-–Drake’s Bay Bob Rogers, (415) 364-1656 Oct. 19, 2002 Jessica Cup, St. Francis Yacht Club San Francisco Bay Terry Klaus, (415) 364-1656 Jan. 1, 2003 New Year’s Day Race & Chili Potluck Richmond Yacht Club DeeDee Lozier, (510) 653-8820 Mid-March, 2003 Spring Potluck—Membership Drive Pt. San Pablo […]
New Pacific Princess To Set Sail In Alaska
Princess to Base Small Ship in San Francisco for 11-Day Sailings in 2003 Princess Cruises announced that its new Pacific Princess will be joining the company’s 2003 Alaska fleet, offering eleven-day round-trip voyages from San Francisco. The small 688-passenger vessel, formerly sailing for Renaissance Cruises, will reposition to Alaska after cruising in French Polynesia and […]
Golden Gate’s New Catamaran, Mv Mendocino, Back to the Shipyard for Hull Replacement
Published: October, 2002 Fresh from the shipyard in 2001, Golden Gate Bridge Ferry’s beautiful new high-speed catamaran, the MV Mendocino, has been called back to the shipyard for the replacement of its aluminum hull. The problem is not with the shipyard, Nichols Bros. Boat Builders of Freeland, Washington, but with the Alcan Aluminum Corp. […]
WTA PICKS HIGHEST SAFETY STANDARD FOR ITS FLEET
By 2015, the Water Transit Authority plans to put thirty-one new passenger ferries on the Bay. These boats will share the 548 square mile bay with commercial shipping, cruise ships, fishing boats, excursion boats, the U.S. Navy, recreational sailors, powerboaters, kayayers, windsurfers and board sailors. “Bay Area ferries already have the safest record in public […]
City Plans for Tidal Energy Surging Ahead
By Michael McCarthy Published: October, 2002 Hi, how are you doing today? Glad to see you out here.” “Fine, sir,” says the National Guardsman, surprised to hear words of praise. “Thanks for your support.” Peter O’Donnell, wearing a shiny black vest over a formal white dress shirt with a colorful tie, stands out from the […]
Working Waterfront In their own words
Stuart Cohen,Executive DirectorTransportation and Land Use Coalition (TALC) The Transportation and Land Use Coalition (TALC), formerly Bay Area Transportation and Land Use Coalition, was founded in 1997 to bring local, regional, and state groups together to promote sustainable transportation and land use in the Bay Area. In 1998, one of our first campaigns was to […]
BARTbarians at the Gates
By Guy Span Published: October, 2002 Like Alice in Wonderland, your intrepid reporter found himself thrust into the incomprehensible workings of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). Attending a MTC meeting is a little bit like tuning into a soap opera, where everyone else is aware of what’s going on, but the first-time observer simply has […]
SAIL FOR AMERICA
Tribute to renewed spirit in America Published: October, 2002 Commodore Michael Fortenbaugh said, “Through a volunteer effort we created the greatest gathering of sailboats in New York Harbor history.” Events began at 9 a.m. on September 15th when a fireboat started from North Cove sending plumes of water into the air. This signal started boats […]