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Published: May, 2009 With the arrival of Pisces in April, 2009, WETA can boast completion of two 149-passenger vessels that are the first of their kind in the nation. Like Gemini, the exhaust from the Pisces is 85 percent cleaner than EPA emission standards for Tier II (2007) marine engines and is ten times cleaner […]
Published: May, 2009 Save The Bay has launched a major new campaign, called “The Bay vs. the Bag,” with the goal of significantly reducing pervasive plastic bag pollution in Bay Area waterways. With this campaign, the venerated organization plans to help San Jose and other Bay Area cities create and pass legislation that will […]
Published: May, 2009 Last month marked the 20th anniversary of a gun turret explosion in which 47 sailors on the U.S.S. Iowa lost their lives. One of the worst peacetime accidents in U.S. naval history, the event was commemorated with memorial services held by Historic Ships Memorial at Pacific Square, the non-profit organization working since 1996 […]
By Captain RayPublished: May, 2009 For most of us, the only time we might think about Yerba Buena Island is while we’re driving through the tunnel that connects the eastern and western spans of the Bay Bridge. However, this small island, just a little under one square mile, has had an interesting history. The first […]
Published: April, 2009 Floating Art Show in Sausalito Yes, art floats at this fun Sausalito event on the water. On Saturday, April 25, Sausalito’s colorful floating homes community will present the seventh annual Artists of Issaquah free exhibition. Guests will view and purchase a wide variety of outstanding art while aboard some of these unique, […]
Published: April, 2009 An officially-sanctioned Safety at Sea Seminar will be held at California Maritime Academy in Vallejo Saturday, April 11. The seminar will cover vital topics including first aid, rescue, emergency communications, firefighting, and weather. Any sailor planning an offshore voyage should attend one of these, said Michael Moradzadeh, Pacific Cup Yacht Club (PCYC) […]
Published: April, 2009 These images, along with this month’s cover photo, are part of an exhibition on display in Oakland. They are taken from two series that photographer Tom Paiva has been working on over the past year. One set of images is from an exploration of the construction of the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge. Paiva […]
“Left Coast Lifter” Sails Into San Francisco Bay By Karin BettsPublished: April, 2009 An immense, barge-mounted crane dubbed the Left Coast Lifter that will be used to help build the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge’s new suspension span passed under the Golden Gate and into San Francisco Bay on Thursday, March 12. The 400-foot-long barge – […]
By Bill PicturePublished: April, 2009 Last month, the Oakland Port Commission moved the voting date for the Comprehensive Truck Management Plan (CTMP), an effort intended to reduce air pollution caused by the hundreds of diesel trucks that carry goods to and from the Port of Oakland each day, from August to May. The Maritime Committee […]
Published: April, 2009 Pacific Inter Club Yacht Association hails the start of the Yachting season on Sunday April 26th with Opening Day on the Bay. The day is starts with a Blessing of the Fleet hosted by Corinthian YC in Tiburon. All boats then are to rendezvous in the parade staging area just north of […]