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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Letters tothe Editor
Published: October, 2002 Dear Editor: I just finished reading my copy of the September Bay Crossings and I am impressed. You have brought this publication a long way and I know that sometimes it has been a struggle. Congratulations on all of your hard work and dedication. I found a couple of articles of interest […]
International Trade Experts To Present At Prestigious Pan Pacific Conference In Oakland
Published: October, 2002 The 2002 Pan Pacific conference is an international meeting of key figures in international trade from around the world, many of whom have never presented before in the Western Hemisphere. The event occurs every two years. This year the Port of Oakland has the honor of hosting the prestigious conference at the […]
Tidal Energy: Had Only Enron Known
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 […]
Blue & Gold Fleet Files to Discontinue Alameda Oakland Ferry Service
Published: October, 2002 In a recent filing with the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Blue & Gold Fleet announced its intention to cease operating the contract ferry service between Alameda, Oakland, and San Francisco by January 31, 2003. Blue & Gold and the City of Alameda are in talks to extend the contract, but apparently, […]
Port of San Francisco Welcomes the Columbus China to Pier 80 Omni Terminal
Published: October, 2002 The Port of San Francisco recently welcomed the Columbus China’s maiden voyage to San Francisco’s Pier 80 Omni Terminal. The 2524 TEU cargo vessel is the newest member of Columbus Lines’ West Coast Latin America-Asia service. The service, which includes an alliance with Columbus Line, TMM, Maruba, and CCNI, operates with […]
“BIG BOAT SERIES 2002” Hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club FINAL RESULTS
Sep.-May Around Alone single-handed ‘round the world, 12 men and 1 woman entered, with 2 Californians competing. www.aroundalond.com or to check Bay Area’s entry Bruce Swabb log on to www.oceanplanet.org.Oct. 1-10 Start of the Louis Vuitton Cup in Auckland: nine challengers representing six countries will race in the Challenger Series to determine who will race […]
Bay CrossingsJournal
“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 […]