By Bruce Bellingham Published: September, 2000 Fred "Spike" Manley decided to stretch his legs a little bit as the sun went down. He climbed off his boat in the Marina to take a walk along the dock. "It was real windy and I noticed a small sailboat that was clearly in trouble," says Spike. "Then […]
Published: February, 2011 When the new Alviso Marina Boat Launch Ramp opened in June 2010, it gave Santa Clara County boaters access to San Francisco Bay waters for the first time in 25 years. The former facility had been deemed unusable years ago due to silting and lack of dredging funds, and with the […]
By Paul DuclosPublished: August, 2008 For those not familiar with this event, it’s the biggest social gathering of the year for Bay Area professionals working in the transport and trade community. Founded in the 1920s when San Francisco was regarded as a major seaport and gateway to the Far East, the PTA now functions chiefly […]
