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BY CAPTAIN RAY Published: June, 2017 The geography of northern California is uniquely shaped to create some of the finest sailing conditions on the planet. The arrangement of ocean and land, mountains and valleys, and high and low pressure systems is perfectly aligned in the San Francisco Bay Area. Perfect, that is, if you […]
BY BC STAFF Published: May, 2017 Matthew Turner—a historic, sustainable wooden brigantine schooner designed to provide experiential education for students—is the first tall ship built and launched in the San Francisco Bay Area in nearly 100 years. The ship rolled down her launch ramp at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dock in Sausalito […]
BY BC STAFF Published: May, 2017 Blue Collar Green Water and the Port of San Francisco will present the experience of San Francisco Bay through a display of photography taken by Blue & Gold Fleet’s blue-collar workers. The exhibition offers views of life on San Francisco Bay by the people who earn their living […]
BY CAPTAIN RAY Published: May, 2017 The other day I was driving north on the I-880 flyover that connects Oakland and Berkeley. As I reached its highest point—just before it curves back to the north and begins its descent to ground level—I had a wonderful view of San Francisco Bay. It was midmorning, the […]
By BC STAFF Published: May, 2017 Politicians, community advocates and transportation agencies participated in a ceremony last month to commemorate the beginning of construction of the suicide deterrent system on the Golden Gate Bridge. Following the ceremony, speakers, board members—as well as families who have lost loved ones—all planted yellow marigolds in the hillside. […]
BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH Published: May, 2017 Twenty-one Bay Area industrial facilities used to contaminate San Francisco Bay every time it rained. But this year, during the record rains, these sites didn’t pollute the Bay, thanks to Baykeeper and our Bay-Safe Industry Campaign. The types of industrial facilities that cleaned up their sites under […]
BY MATT LARSON Published: May, 2017 For about five months, Lawrence Groth has been part of Golden Gate Ferry as one of its vessel masters—otherwise known as captains. His favorite part of the job? “Operating fast catamarans with 11,000 horsepower.” Simple as that. He’s worked on tug boats in the San Francisco Bay since […]
BY BC STAFF Published: May, 2017 Riding the ferry into San Francisco, as you look along the waterfront just west of Pier 39, you’ll see the SS Jeremiah O’Brien berthed at Pier 45. This living piece of history is now asking for the help of the maritime community to stay sailing. More than […]
BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: May, 2017 A Port of Oakland executive is eager for changes in the way container shipping lines operate. Maritime Director John Driscoll stated in an interview late last month that newly formed ocean carrier alliances will benefit his port. “We’ll see larger vessels coming to the port, which is […]
Published: May, 2017 Blue Collar Green Water and the Port of San Francisco are presenting the experience of San Francisco Bay through a display of exquisite photography taken by Blue & Gold Fleet’s blue-collar workers. The exhibition, on display from May 5 to 31 at Pier 1, offers views of life on San Francisco […]