BBAYAYCCROSSINGSROSSINGS “The Voice of the Waterfront” October 2006 Vol.7, No.9
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Joyce Aldana, Publisher Bay Crossings Saves Historic Wheelhouse, Bids Adieu to Fresno Bobby Winston, Proprietor Michelle Moday, Editor
ADVERTISING & MARKETING er start was plying the Oakland- Joel Williams, Advertising & Marketing Director Eric Shatin, Advertising Sales San Francisco route in the 1920’s. She wound up linking GRAPHICS & PRODUCTION Francisco Arreola, Designer / Web Producer San Rafael and Richmond and,
ART DIRECTION during the 1940s, in her twilight, Francisco Arreola; Michelle Moday Hserved Seattle. From there, she was auctioned off STAFF WRITERS & EDITORIAL to the colorful Bay Area fi gure Arnold Gridley, Dianne Boate & Robert Meyer; Bill Picture; Mary E. Shacklett; creator of the motorized cable cars. Guy Span; Joel Williams Gridley’s hopes of translating Fresno into CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Kristen Bole; Denise Dohogne; offi ces or a museum never gelled, and time and Kimmie Haworth; Scott Hargis; rust overcame Fresno. As Bay Crossings went to press Ed & Pam McGrath; Jane Morson; JB Powell; GraceAnn Walden the wrecker’s ball was poised over Fresno; valiant ACCOUNTING efforts to save her by Gridley’s son, Phil Wright, Cindy Henderson and dedicated volunteers notwithstanding. Fresno on her maiden voyage. She was built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Subscribe: Bay Crossings stepped in to preserve her By mail: $35 / year (12 monthly issues) Corporation’s Union Yard in San Francisco the Southern Pacifi c Railroad for the Online: www.baycrossings.com/subscribe.asp wheelhouse and lifeboats, which are now safely in grand sum of $525,000. Advertising Inquiries: storage. Exactly what will happen with them is a (707) 556-3323, [email protected] question our accountant would particularly like to know. Perhaps, a ticket booth for new ferry service Bay Crossings Ferry Building, #22 to Richmond or South San Francisco? San Francisco, CA 94111 Loyal Fresno, her cockpit at least, stands by to A Division of Nematode Media, LLC serve ferryriders when called again.
For their extraordinary generosity of time, money Corrections & Letters and skill preserving the Fresno wheelhouse, Bay Crossings wishes to gratefully acknowledge: Please send comments, letters or requests for corrections to [email protected] Phil Wright Roslyn and Eric Johnson of Pt. San Pablo Harbor (the Bay Area’s own Gilligan’s Island on acid) and their picaresque crew: Thomas Van Buskirk and Mark Allen Johnson Bill Long of the Mare Island Historical Museum Leo Teniente Gary Johnson of Lennar Mare Island Cooper Crane & Rigging, Inc. Bill Aboudi and AB Trucking …and especially Steve Bernardini and the crew of It’s a bird…it’s a plane….it’s a wheelhouse! Fresno’s wheelhouse in mid-fl ight, on its way to safekeeping until called to service again. Bernardini Construction.
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New Alcatraz Ferry Service Cleared to Set Sail
BY JB POWELL
ike a dense morning fog burned away by the afternoon sun, a last minute effort to scuttle the new Alcatraz ferry service evaporated without Leven making it to court. On Sept. 8, just days before arguments were to be heard in San Francisco Superior Photo by Francisco Arreola Court, local activist group Citizens to Save the Waterfront abandoned their lawsuit against Alcatraz Cruises, a subsidiary of Development Commission (BCDC) executive director, wrote, “After carefully asserted in a phone interview, “seems like Hornblower Yachts. decided unanimously not to support the considering all the facts … our staff has a piece of cellophane. It is both stretched The group had sought to block suit, and crippled its chance of success. concluded that the activities associated very thin and [it is] pretty transparent. It Hornblower from beginning their new In a letter dated Sept. 1 to Monique Moyer, with the initial start-up of the ferry service looks like a conclusion [not to support ferry service to “The Rock” out of Pier executive director of the San Francisco between San Francisco and Alcatraz do the lawsuit] with an argument wrapped 31½. But the Bay Conservation and Port Commission, Will Travis, BCDC’s not require further authorization from around it [after the fact].” BCDC at this time.” On Sept.8, in As an example, Golinger cited a portion a closed-door meeting, the full board of of Travis’s letter devoted to a typographical BCDC voted 13-0, with one abstention, error in Hornblower’s original operating to uphold Travis’s conclusion. permit, which states that Pier 31½ may In its suit, Citizens to Save the Waterfront provide access for “200,000 to 5000,000 argued that Hornblower’s existing BCDC- [per] year.” issued operating permit for Pier 31½ does In the letter to Moyer, Travis acknowledges not allow for the large increase in traffi c the that there was “clearly a typographical Alcatraz service would bring. During the error, in the ‘50000,000’ number……[and peak summer tourist season, nearly 5,000 that] it seems reasonable to believe that passengers a day take the nine-minute ferry the correct number is 500,000… [And] ride to the famed former prison. the permit does not contain any language But in his letter to Moyer, Travis relayed restricting use of the dock to whatever Hornblower’s plans to “augment [their] annual level of passengers was anticipated existing facilities” with “mobile stanchions by the applicant.” … hollow traffi c barriers … [and] up to When reached for comment via email, three trailers, each holding three toilets.” Travis defended the conclusions: “Our Because these new facilities would all be staff met with representatives from [all temporary and “easily moved,” BCDC of the parties involved] … We discussed concluded that they would not “constitute all of this information with staff from the the placement of ‘fill’ within BCDC’s California Attorney General’s offi ce [before jurisdiction,” which would trigger the need reaching a decision.]” for a new operating permit. Travis also pointed to the nearly unanimous Travis also asserted in his letter that the vote, with only one abstention, by the full thousands of new Alcatraz passengers board of BCDC as confirmation that would not represent “a substantial change “our staff’s analysis of the laws, facts, in the intensity of use,” a condition regulations, and permits applying to the that would also trigger the need for a situation was correct.” new permit. By its vote in favor of his Citizens to Save the Waterfront’s decision conclusions, BCDC upheld that view. to abandon its lawsuit cleared the way for Jon Golinger, project director for Citizens Hornblower and its subsidiary, Alcatraz to Save the Waterfront, took issue with Cruises, to carry passengers, as scheduled, BCDC’s decision. “[Travis’s] reasoning,” he which began on Sept. 25.
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Hercules Poised to be Next Major Transportation Hub
BY BILL PICTURE explained that “fostering sensible land use to complement 80 116 ferry terminals and encourage ith plans ridership” is the key to the currently 37 success of the agency’s plan to underway expand ferry service. for a new Hercules was just one ferry Vallejo of seven ferry-friendly sites Novato Wterminal and its own designated 780 identified in a recent study stop on the Capitol Corridor Benicia commissioned by the WTA. train line, which provides That study assessed the cost service between San Jose and effectiveness and viability the Sacramento area, the sleepy of potential sites based on town of Hercules fi nds itself 4 projected ridership numbers. poised to be the region’s next Hercules Martinez “Hercules was a no-brainer major transit hub. San Rafael because of the potential to link Concord What the City of Hercules, to rail,” says Steve Castleberry, the San Francisco Bay Water Richmond chief executive officer of the Transit Authority (WTA) and 680 Water Transit Authority. “Jack the Union Pacific Railroad 580 London Square and South envision is a single terminal San Francisco both have a lot Mill Valley Walnut Creek that will link ferry service and 17 of potential in that regard as rail service with existing bus 101 well.” service in West Contra Costa Berkeley City offi cials in Hercules County. are hoping that the ferry-rail- “If you arrive by bus or 80 24 bus link will help put the small walk in from the street, you community, a former company [will] enter a terminal building town that, until 1977, was where you can buy a train ticket home to one of the country’s or a ferry ticket,” explains largest dynamite plants, on the Community Development WTA officials explained that “fostering sensible land use map. Director for the City of to complement ferry terminals and encourage ridership” “Right now, we’re sort of Hercules, Steve Lawton. “The a non-entity,” explains Steve terminal building will lead you is the key to the success of the agency’s plan to expand Lawton. “When you ask to a bridge across the railroad somebody where Hercules is, tracks, where you can either ferry service. they give you a blank look. Once descend to a [train] platform we’ve established ferry service or continue down a bridge to and rail service, we believe the waiting ferry.” that more people will consider The agencies’ shared vision thousands of square feet of convenience of living near to transit, the urge is to keep moving here. And companies also calls for the development offi ce space and retail space in public transit, in order to on driving. The new thinking will consider locating their of a mixed-use Water Transit a Main Street-like setting. encourage ridership. is that you walk to transit and offi ces here. For the people who Village on land directly According to Lawton, this “[So] transit stations will leave your car at home.” already live in Hercules, they’re adjacent to the proposed tri- comprehensive plan reflects no longer be surrounded Water-transit-linked going to see their property modal terminal. Los Angeles- a desire on the part of city by parking lots,” Lawton community developments, values go up. So this could really based developer Anderson offi cials here in the Bay Area explains. “Instead, they will be like the one being planned in make this town.” Pacifi c, LLC is designing the and local transit agencies to surrounded by [homes]. [And] Hercules, were the theme of a Train service will be Water Transit Village, which meet the changing needs of that is how you get the volume recent conference organized by the first to come online in will contain several hundred commuters, more and more of ridership that allows transit the Water Transit Authority. At Hercules. The city expects to residential units, along with of whom are opting for the to work effectively. If you drive that conference, WTA offi cials begin reviewing designs for
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the train stop before year’s end. And The money issue, on the other Lawton expects that Sacramento- and hand, is a little more complicated. Once San Jose-bound commuters will be able the agencies come up with the money to to board a Capitol Corridor train in establish ferry service, they must then Hercules by 2010, at the latest. fi nd the money to operate it. “Assuming we get the money issue “Ferries are lighter on [start-up settled, I think we’ll see ferry service by costs] than, say, BART. But ferries 2012,” he adds. are more expensive to operate,” Steve Funding is just one of the challenges Lawton explains. “Fuel costs are high, facing the WTA and the City of and labor is expensive.” Hercules. The other is an environmental Further complicating matters is the one. Establishing ferry service to fact that ferries, which currently serve Hercules will very likely require that a fewer people than the other 28 transit channel be dredged through the shallow agencies in the area, must compete with water of San Pablo Bay. those agencies for state funding. Still, Steve Castleberry believes that “It’s not impossible, but it’s a the project’s environmental impact will challenge,” says Steve Castleberry. be minimal, and he is confi dent that “But we’re moving forward [with any issues can be easily mitigated. To the environmental impact study] that end, the WTA has already hired because we believe that [the project] is Ventura-based fi rm Impact Sciences to a good investment. When it comes to complete a thorough environmental transportation projects in the Bay Area, impact study, the results of which if you waited until all the money was in should be available soon. place, you’d never get anything done.” FOOTBALL 49ersEXPRESS
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Dear Editor: it comes down to a quality of life issue. population aspect and other questions Urbanizing our remaining open spaces such as: Why is this other group I wish to respond to an editorial in the takes away from all of us. asking for more open space than that September 2006 issue of Bay Crossings Packing even more people into a encompassed in the Oak to 9th proposal? concerning the Oak to 9th project. Mr. smaller tighter space is a short-term The editorial hints at an elitist group Winston, the author, lauds the effort solution to what is a long-term problem. of Trotskyites, which implies that they as a means primarily of providing (Remember the overcrowding studies want it for their exclusive use, but not affordable high-density housing for done by John Calhoun on rats in the enough information is given about the economically disadvantaged. At 1960s? When too many rats were placed these apparent obstructionists and their fi rst glance, a noble undertaking. The in too small a living space they turned intentions for land usage for the reader editorial calls the opposition spurious, on each other; the implication being to make an informed decision. and includes a reference to racism that human beings do too.) I merely Over-population and the (politely referred to in the article as “... wish to point out that building more environmental devastation that the queasy issue of equality”) that is sure and more houses, and more and more accompanies it are well documented, to get everyone’s attention. bridges and roads, and providing more but were omitted from this editorial. So I see another equally queasy and more methods of transportation, If this is a racial issue, the text of the subject here that requires our attention. though sorely needed, are not long- editorial did not tell us how this is so. One that the media does not address term solutions. But education and the The struggle to maintain the adequately (it is not a PC topic). One inclusion of all relevant facts on the open space we have left is precisely that is clearly taboo to express openly. topic are. because of our burgeoning population It is that of over-population. Why does this matter? On the / environmental problems. This is not The issue of open space goes beyond surface it isn’t just a racial issue (if it and should not be a racial issue. One the scope of just one geographical is a racial issue at all); it isn’t just the just needs to read a book such as Jared location, such as the San Francisco Bay generation of tax revenues to fund Diamond’s Collapse to get a good idea of Area waterfront; it is a global problem. social action programs. (I thought the effects on this, or any, country with It encompasses more than politics, the reference to Trotsky was a bit of a too many people occupying too little economics and elitism. stretch.) land. I don’t like to see the race card The decrease in our open spaces has In expressing opposition to support employed in an effort to manipulate the accelerated at an increasing rate over the for more open space than that which public by pressing buttons that cloud past 40 years or so, and the population is planned in the Oak to 9th project, the issue and exacerbate the problem. in the Bay Area (as well as the world at all pertinent facets of what make up large) has increased at an alarming rate the problem need to be considered Hermy Picon as well, doubling worldwide. Ultimately and discussed. This includes the over-
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Questing for Ocean Everest in a Winged Submarine
“To that question posed by Ecclesiastes three thousand years ago — Who can fathom the depths of the abyss? — only two men have the right to answer: Captain Nemo and I.” — from Jules Verne’s novel, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
BY DAN SANKEY exploration. His goals are two-fold: to “All of the (deep-sea) subs in use today create submersibles capable of the speed require huge mother ships,” Graham said. n the 136 years since Verne wrote and agility of the great animals of the Many modern subs weigh over 50,000 ight his story of underwater adventure oceans; and, to dive seven miles below the pounds and are maintained by 300-foot fl and exploration, humans have still sea’s surface to its deepest point, Marianas long ships with a 50-man crew, costing barely explored the depths of the Trench. $40,000 a day to operate. oceans that cover nearly two-thirds Graham has been involved in designing Effi ciency is key to Graham’s designs. Image by deep ofI Earth’s surface. If local submersible and piloting submersibles for over 30 years The extreme deep-ocean environment Proposed Design for Deep Flight II engineer, Graham Hawkes, fulfills his for the military, marine biology and fi lm involves atmospheric pressures up to 15,000 own visions, he, too, will be able to join — from James Cameron’s IMAX fi lm, pounds per square inch at 36,000 feet. Captain Nemo and Professor Arronax in Aliens of the Deep, to the James Bond Combined with the power requirements of guys with mega-yachts keep calling us the knowledge of what lurks deep beneath fi lm, For Your Eyes Only. moving such large vehicles and sustaining (for custom subs),” said Karen Hawkes, the sea. He got his start designing suits and human life under water, competing designs Graham’s wife and co-founder of HOT. At a recent meeting of the Northern subs for deep-sea oil drilling, but today he are unable to dive deeper than 22,000 feet. With a workshop crew of fi ve, they are California Underwater Photographic is trying to build subs that are able to fl y, Graham happens to be competing with the hoping to achieve what they have dubbed Society in Millbrae, Graham explained in water that is, to solve some of the core governments of the U.S., France, Russia, “Ocean Everest” — a trip to the bottom the history of and his passion for deep-sea problems of underwater exploration. Japan and China. of Marianas Trench. “Old designs work on the same Currently they are trying to raise the principles as (hot air) balloons or blimps,” estimated $15 million to build the sub, Graham said. The ships add or remove “Deep Flight II.” When asked about the Take the tour at www.WaterfrontProject.org ballast to increase or decrease buoyancy, subs specifi cs, both Graham and his wife a slow process exacerbated by the drag are mum. “We’d like to talk about it, but created by their immense size. we can’t,” Karen said. His solution is to build subs with Overall, what comes through when wings, aerodynamic or more appropriately Graham speaks isn’t a man bent on aquadynamic shapes that allow the subs to breaking records. He wants to feel and see Vallejo Waterfront Preservation and Downtown Revitalization Project propel to depths at a much greater speed. what it’s like to fl y through the sea with “We operate on the same principles as whales, dolphins and other sea creatures. Beautifying and Enriching the Heart of Vallejo fl ight,” Graham said. “Just with the wings With the mobility and economic Log on to www.WaterfrontProject.org upside down.” feasibility of his inventions he hopes to They have built in buoyancy, with the excite new interest in oceanic exploration. for Vallejo Community Events, Project engine and wings providing the downward “We’ve landed on the moon, but we’re still Updates, force. not sure if there are fi sh on the bottom of “All that energy is in the bank; if the the ocean,” Graham said. and Ferry power fails (the sub) will just rise to the With his charming British demeanor, Schedules surface,” Graham said. It’s also safe to he enthralled the divers in attendance of ascend quickly without risking the bends the NCUPS meeting with his vision of the (decompression sickness) due to the future of underwater recreation — towing a pressurized acrylic cabin. small sub with a pick-up truck to Monterey, Vallejo Special Events Hawkes Ocean Technologies, (HOT), Vallejo Jazz, Art & Wine Festival the clear-acrylic dome disappearing as it Enjoy great music, art & tastings in a beautiful Read More waterfront setting out of their Richmond facilities, has dives and fl ies beneath the Bay to explore
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The escapist, the businessman and the outlaw
BY GRACEANN WALDEN The Escapist His sister, Alice Joseph, who over and provides the key to Tommy Lee is “Mister Escape is hanging out nearby, laughs the padlock. All the while he Man.” He says he’s the “one and when he says how many times is being chained to a pole, Lee ’ve always enjoyed the street only,” but another performer at he’s been married. keeps up an entertaining rap. Iperformers at Fisherman’s the Wharf told me there’s two or We finally hit on six Then he begins to wriggle and Wharf. three other guys doing this act, marriages and 10 children as wiggle, even turning upside But the one I remember that is, escaping from a straight the correct numbers. These down and flailing on the more than any other is the jacket. days, the formerly homeless Lee ground, until he is free. “Automatic Human Jukebox.” Lee takes a break from lives in Hunters Point, and says Grimes Poznikov was a bright entertaining and passing the simply, “I’m inside.” The Businessman musician-street performer, who hat to visitors waiting for the Lee started his act 18 years Brice Glenn is very made the best use ever of a Hyde Street cable car to sit for ago after his brother, Jesse, also shiny and very smart. cardboard refrigerator box. an interview. a performer, gave him a straight He wears a top I remember timidly While we talk, he sips beer jacket. hat and morning approaching the box, putting from a paper cup, while his dog, Lee says he’s never hassled coat all painted a dollar bill through the money Spike, a part Chihuahua and pit by the police; but, after some silver. But most slot. With the screech of a bull sweetie, lolls at his feet. prodding admits he’s been amazingly, Glen’s kazoo, Poznikov would fl ip open Lee was born 45 years ago in arrested a few times. hands, nails, teeth a fl ap on the box and play a few San Francisco, into an African- He says he makes $30 or and his body from bars on his trumpet. American family of nine. He $40 a day, sometimes as much the neck up is silver. Today’s crop of Wharf says his parents had a fi sh store- as $80. He is the “World performers is no less clever. restaurant in the Fillmore and It’s time for the act. Famous Silver Here are their stories. that he attended Galileo High His sister ties him into the Dollar.” School. straight jacket; Spike is called Glenn, a handsome African American man of 33, stands on a silver- painted milk carton, just near the entrance to Boudin Bakery & Café. He is originally from Florida and has also lived
in Los Angeles. Photo by GraceAnn Walden For nine years he has been “popping” — a dance The business man of the Wharf, Brice form associated with break Glen, a.k.a. the “World Famous Silver dancing. While music blares Dollar,” pops a move. from his boom box, he mimics the movements of a robot to the beat. Kids dig him; women want newspaper subscriptions door their picture taken with him. to door. When I came here, I He says it takes him about saw these guys doing the robot three to four minutes to put on on the Wharf. I knew they were his makeup, the coat takes more making more money than I did Photo by GraceAnn Walden work. He admits there are about selling in L.A. That’s how I got fi ve “robot men.” into it,” he explains. Mr. Escape Man,” Tommy Lee and his sister, Alice Joseph, securing the chain around the performer’s straightjacket. “In L.A., I was selling Glenn won’t discuss fi nances.
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His real goal in life is to become a fashion and then leans out suddenly toward the designer. He tried out for “Project unsuspecting passerby. Runway,” but didn’t make the cut. His act is interactive, which I ask him what he likes most about adds to its popularity. The draw is performing. “I like paying my rent,” he that the crowd is in on the “joke.” says candidly. They see it coming and laugh when the Bush Man startles someone. The Outlaw How does he do it? “I watch Someone at the Wharf told me that there their eyes, if they are looking away or were two “Bush Men,” the day-shift guy talking…” and the night-shift guy. In the 70’s, Johnson says he shined When I ask the one-and-only “Bush shoes during the day on Market and Man” about that, he says plaintively, Kearny streets, made offi ce calls and then “They’re trying to take over my did the Bush Man at night. business.” Johnson is passionate about his gig, And it is his business—he’s been scaring although he thinks the police want to the bejesus out of visitors for 27 years. push him off that walkway. “I have a David Johnson, 53, was born in ticket from the police in my pocket right Hammond, Indiana. Today, I fi nd the now,” he explains. Bush Man, hiding behind a couple of What is his future? large branches he’s holding, on a walkway “I’m gonna do this for three more near the fi shing boats for hire. A large years, sell myself to the wax museum, Photo by GraceAnn Walden crowd is standing behind him. He sits buy a fi shing boat and get out of here,” waiting behind the branches and waits he says. The Outlaw “Bushman,” David Johnson, waits patiently to startle the next inattentive passerby. until someone isn’t paying attention
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www.baycrossings.com BAYCROSSINGS October 2006 15 Lower Costs Expected to Put More Drivers on FasTrak®
BY JOHN GOODWIN
he Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) is making it easier than ever for motorists to take advantage of the region’s FasTrak electronicT toll collection program. Beginning Oct. 1, the opening prepaid toll balance required for new customers will drop to $25 from the current $40. “We’re responding directly to demand from motorists who don’t use the toll bridges as part of their everyday commute,” said Rod McMillan, director of Bridge Oversight and Operations for BATA. “We’ve heard from drivers all over Northern California, and they’ve consistently told us they’re interested in FasTrak but they’re reluctant to invest more than about $25 upfront for a service they’re likely to use only on weekends.”
In addition to reducing the opening Photo by Peter Beeler prepaid toll balance, BATA, on Oct. 1, More FasTrak-only lanes are coming to Bay Area toll plazas in 2007. will cut to $20 from the current $30 the refundable toll tag deposit required for FasTrak customers who open their accounts function more effi ciently by boosting the traffi c on the Golden Gate Bridge and all Bay Area toll plazas. The conversion with cash or a check instead of a credit card. percentage of motorists who use FasTrak, 42 percent on the state-owned bridges. of more cash lanes to FasTrak-only For existing customers who already have and to make it easier for motorists to In the summer of 2007, BATA will will be accompanied by lane striping paid a $30 deposit, BATA will automatically sign up and use the FasTrak system. convert more lanes to FasTrak-only at the and signage improvements to separate transfer the $10 difference to their prepaid A FasTrak-only lane can handle about Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San FasTrak traffi c and cash tollpayers as far toll balances. No deposit is required for three times as many vehicles per hour as Rafael, San Mateo-Hayward and San in advance of the toll plazas as possible. customers who link their accounts to a credit lanes where drivers stop to pay cash. This Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge toll plazas. In addition, the Strategic Plan calls card and request no more than three toll tags. allows many more vehicles to pass through The FasTrak Strategic Plan also calls for for FasTrak-only lanes to be grouped The new cost structure is part of the the toll plazas — creating a faster trip on open-road tolling (allowing motorists to together at the left side of the toll plazas FasTrak Strategic Plan that BATA adopted most bridges. Presently, there are more pass through the toll facility at highway to the extent feasible, with cash lanes in June 2006 to expand and improve than 530,000 FasTrak account holders speeds using their FasTrak toll tags) at the to the right side of the toll plazas and electronic toll collection in the Bay Area. in the Bay Area. During peak periods, new Benicia-Martinez Bridge toll plaza plaza approaches. The complete FasTrak The plan’s goals are to make the toll plazas FasTrak-equipped vehicles account for when the new span opens in late 2007. Strategic Plan is available on the BATA at the region’s seven state-owned toll bridges about 70 percent of morning commute FasTrak can be used in all lanes at Web site at bata.mtc.ca.gov.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the transportation planning, fi nancing and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. BATA, which is directed by the same policy board as MTC, administers toll revenues from the Bay Area’s seven state-owned toll bridges. Toll revenues from the Golden Gate Bridge are administered by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, which joined with BATA to operate a single regional FasTrak customer service center in San Francisco.
16 October 2006 BAYCROSSINGS www.baycrossings.com Bus Filters Remove Tons of Soot From Bay Area Air
BY JOHN GOODWIN buses from 13 Bay Area transit Broadbent, executive offi cer of the districts are being retrofi tted with Bay Area Air Quality Management diesel exhaust fi lters. Combined, District. “Technology can play ay Area residents these high-tech emission control an important role in reducing can expect the filters annually will capture emissions from mobile sources region’s normally more than 50 tons of harmful and help the Bay Area to excellent air quality particulate matter and 400 tons attain and maintain air quality to become even of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) standards. This project represents betterB in the years ahead, as the that otherwise would have been a step towards reducing emissions Metropolitan Transportation emitted by buses into Bay Area air. from buses in our region.” Commission (MTC), the Bay Area Diesel particulate matter is While the 13 Bay Area transit Air Quality Management District a toxic air contaminant that can districts participating in the bus and the area’s transit systems near cause lung disease and cancer. retrofit have purchased some Photo by Peter Beeler, MTC completion of an unprecedented Oxides of nitrogen (NOx), clean new buses, most of the San Francisco Muni bus displaying the Clean Diesel Bus Program sign diesel cleanup program. another component of diesel exhaust reduction is coming from
Transit Agency Delivered Filters To go
San Francisco Muni 424 0
AC Transit 275 141
Contra Costa County Connection 132 0
SamTrans 200 100 Photos by: Peter Beeler, MTC San Francisco’s Mayor, Gavin Newsom, performs a “white handkerchief” test to show the crowd how effective the Golden Gate Transit 37 0 Cleaire diesel exhaust fi lters are. Vallejo Transit 32 0
The involved agencies exhaust, are a precursor to ozone, the installation of diesel exhaust Livermore Amador Valley Transit 32 0 gathered in late September at which can cause respiratory filters on existing buses that Treasure Island to announce disease, according to the have years of life remaining. The WestCAT 12 0 the approach of the project’s California Air Resources Board. devices capture 85 percent of the Santa Rosa City Bus 25 0 completion. The featured speaker The Air District, MTC and the particulate matter and reduce 25 was San Francisco Mayor Gavin region’s transit districts provided percent of the NOx created by the Santa Clara VTA 134 99 Newson, who reported that San funding for implementation of buses’ engines. Each installation Francisco Muni has retrofi tted all the clean diesel bus program. costs about $18,000, compared to Vacaville City Coach 7 0 424 of its targeted diesel buses. Installation of the devices, which $140,000 or more, for a new bus. Newsom framed the Bay Area’s are manufactured by San Leandro- “The installation of the Fairfi eld/Suisun Transit 25 0 Clean Diesel Bus Program as part based Cleaire Advanced Emission exhaust fi lters goes a long way to of the region’s contribution to a Controls, began in 2003. Nearly improving air quality,” said Steve Tri-Delta Transit 49 0 larger worldwide effort. “We’ve 1,400 exhaust filters for Bay Heminger, executive director of fi got an obligation to deal with the Area buses already have been MTC. “Retrofi tting buses is a Total Retro tted Buses 1,384 340 realities of our emissions, with delivered. Most of the remaining cost-effective way to clean our air.” our fl eet of buses, vehicles and exhaust filters are scheduled On an average Bay Area bus, a role in removing diesel soot leading the way for the Bay Area other polluting sources, to turn for installation by mid-2007. each diesel exhaust fi lter reduces from Bay Area air,” said Kevin by retrofi tting 424 of its diesel the tide of global warming,” he “The Air District is particulate matter emissions by Shanahan, president of Cleaire. buses. AC Transit will have 416 said. committed to achieving clean 59 pounds per year and reduces “This is a program and a practical diesel exhaust filters when its Through the Clean Diesel Bus air to protect the public’s health NOx emissions by 515 pounds solution that really works.” retrofi t program is complete in Program, more than 1,700 diesel and the environment,” said Jack per year. “We are proud to play San Francisco Muni is December 2006.
www.baycrossings.com BAYCROSSINGS October 2006 17 Celebrate Good Times in Vallejo! October Events 6th Annual Vallejo All-American Car Show Vallejo Waterfront, Sun. Oct. 1st 8am – 3pm, See more than 200 classic cars! FREE Admission Six Flags Fright Fest Fri. – Sun. thru Oct. 29 Family by day…Fright by Night. Spooktacular shows – 2 haunted mazes & more SixFlags.com/marineworld Summertime at the Maritime California Maritime Academy Campus Sat. October 7 - 6pm. Outdoor concert – Hotel California – Salute to the Eagles FREE admission . www.csum.edu Late Night Characters Pitch 4th Annual Downtown Ball & 75th Anniversary Gala New Nocturnal Bus Service Presented by the Vallejo Symphony USA World Classics Event Center an Francisco, CA — Characters usually associated with the wee hours, including Sat. Oct. 14 – 6 pm to Midnight a fairy tale princess, are walking around at night in the San Francisco Bay Area. Hors d’oeuvres, gourmet dinner, More specifically, they are riding the buses in an advertising campaign that dancing & Monte Carlo games S promotes the region’s new All Nighter bus service. For tickets call 707.643.4441 Five Bay Area transit systems — Muni, AC Transit, County Connection, ValljeoSymphony.org SamTrans and the Livermore-Amador Valley Transit Authority (WHEELS) — collaborated this spring to launch the service. Now riders can travel 24 hours a Coming in November… day by bus throughout San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley, and as far north as Richmond, as far east as Concord or Livermore and south to Fremont or San Mateo. Medusa Mile & “The five transit agencies that provide All Nighter bus service wanted a fun, eye- Kid’s Fun Run 2006 catching campaign that would resonate with the night-time crowd,” says AC Transit’s Six Flags Marine World Karen Bakar, manager of the All Nighter campaign. Sat. Nov. 4; 9 am – 5 pm - Fund raiser for Vallejo Youth Palmer’s answer was a spokesperson campaign with a twist. They enlisted www.MedusaMile.co Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman and even Cinderella to shill for the new All Nighter Bus Service. Enjoy these events and more with a scenic cruise “We’re a small, light, agency,” says Drew Palmer, President. “We’re not weighted down from San Francisco’s fabulous Ferry Building!! with a lot of hierarchy. So if the client wants to, we can, and do, push the creative envelope.” For schedule, see the Vallejo BayLink ad in this paper. Palmer’s ads depict the nocturnal icons riding buses alongside nurses, stockbrokers, rave revelers and the late-shift from 24-hour diners. “We think this campaign will definitely catch people’s attention and make them Check out our Weekend Getaway Packages think about the service as a viable option for traveling around the Bay Area after at area hotels and explore surprising Vallejo! midnight,” says Karen Bakar. “The campaign speaks directly to All Nighter passengers; the late-night and early-morning work commuters as well as the party crowd.” For more information, Funding for All Nighter bus service comes from Regional Measure 2, the $1 bridge 800-4-VALLEJO or 707.642.3653 toll increase approved by Bay Area voters in 2004 to improve both highway and transit or VisitVallejo.com travel in bridge corridors. For further information and scheduling on the All Nighter Bus Service, visit 511.org on the Web or telephone 511. Photo by Loren Earle-Cruickshanks
Halloween Events San Francisco Alameda
House of Toxic Horrors Monster Bash on the USS Hornet Crissy Field Center’s fi rst annual haunted Halloween party will be held Photo by Loren Earle-Cruickshanks house. Adults and youth (9 years and onboard Alameda’s “Gray Ghost,” up) are invited to come and encounter the USS Hornet. All ages welcome. Above: Woman and her Sea Monster. Model: Amanda Abreau, with JE Models; sludgy, smoggy ghosts and goblins in Costume contests, dancing and Monster: Bryan Johnson; Hair/makeup by Meaganne McCandess. Photography a crazy, cool maze of enviro-horror. “haunted happenings.” by Loren Earle-Cruickshanks. See his gallery online at www.lecphoto.com. Hosted by interns of the Inspiring Young USS Hornet, Pier 3, 707 W. We’d like to extend a special thank you to Chris Redlich, Jr., who allowed us to Emerging Leaders program. Hornet Ave., Alameda shoot our October cover on location at the Hanjin Terminal, Marine Terminals Crissy Field, 603 Mason St. Oct. 28, 7:30PM-Midnight Corporation (MTC), in Oakland. Oakland shipyard is the third largest in the Oct. 28, 10AM-2PM; 4PM-8PM Adult: $20, Kids 5-17 years: $10 U.S., and handles more than 25 percent of the cargo container shipments on Cost: $8 www.crissyfi eld.org www.uss-hornet.org the West Coast. South-Enders Enduring Cold C
BY SCOTT HARGIS unaccountably, handball behind it. Many members are referred to by nickname (Kim Hooper, goes by ‘Johnny k, folks, now pay Diesel’), and club offi cers sometimes can’t attention,” says Kim come up with a member’s real name. “ Hooper, addressing the Occupying a stunning two-story twenty-or-so swimmers clubhouse on Aquatic Park, the South- gathered in front of Enders can trace their origins to the OaO large hand-painted map of the San 19th Century, when pilots were ferried Francisco Bay. A few people in the group out to ships entering San Francisco Bay look distinctly nervous. by rowboat. The pilot who reached the Hooper, an athletic, graying man approaching ship fi rst got the job. From with a mock seriousness about him, these organized “crews” the rowing clubs explains the details of the swim about were born; they also participated in to take place, frequently referencing the transporting shanghaied sailors from the map. The map’s focal point is the stretch waterfront dives to the outbound ships. Caption to put at end of text Opposite page: (need name of person in boat. this is in the properties of the photos and sScott says you know how to get it) KIm Hooper or “Johnny Diesel” watching the of shoreline from the Bay Bridge to the From these dubious beginnings, swimmers and ready on the radio. Golden Gate, and includes Alcatraz, the South End Rowing Club, the Angel Island, and Southern Marin oldest sporting club on the West Coast, County. He emphasizes the importance has blossomed into its current state, on a few pounds,” he continues, “for from the Phoenix fireboat near of making a crucial turn to avoid the with 830 members, an impressive insulation.” the Ferry Building, a small flotilla strong currents sweeping past Alcatraz. collection of period rowboats, and Hooper, equally direct, after telling of wooden rowboats and motorized A woman raises her hand. “Where possibly the hardiest swimmers to be him my height and weight over the zodiacs surrounded and shepherd them do you end up if you get caught in [that found anywhere. phone (I’m tall and thin), fl atly stated, as they begin stroking north. They current]?” she asks. The water temperature is about 55 “You can’t swim in the bay.” Strictly rounded North Beach. They passed Coit Hooper pauses, which means he is degrees. A few of the more inexperienced speaking, this may not be entirely true, Tower and Pier 39. The rowboats and planting his tongue fi rmly in his cheek. swimmers are wearing thin wet suits; because swimmers on this particular zodiacs kept in touch by radio, advising “We don’t know,” he says, his eyes clear none of the veterans do. morning were of many body types, a one another of potential hazards and and his face straight. “We never see How do they withstand the cold? good assortment of ages, experience, and watching out for passing motorboats. them again.” “Body fat,” says Jonathan Paul (“J.P.”), athleticism. Still, the star swimmers, of “Photo-Matt,” one of the pilots, This is the South End Rowing who has swum the English Channel which the club boasts many, aren’t cut spotted a couple of swimmers who were Club (www.south-end.org), or South- and is one of the club’s strongest in the classic athletic mold of Michael angling too far off the line; he radioed Enders, a San Francisco institution with swimmers. “You can’t be afraid to put Jordan or Lance Armstrong. to the nearest rowboat. “You’ve got 130 years of rowing, swimming and, As the swimmers begin jumping two swimmers behind you that need to
20 October 2006 BAYCROSSINGS www.baycrossings.com Currents Since 19th Century
come back in this way,” he said, and As the racers enter Aquatic Park, club this. It took the prison a couple of days the reply came back: “Got it, they’re members who have remained behind to get the ingredients, which delayed the turning in now.” cheer them in. This is a casual, in-house execution.” The swimmers were going with race, so little fanfare is necessary. The “Nice,” I mumble, although I have the tide the entire distance, from the results are recorded, but it doesn’t seem to admit the meal was excellent; and the Embarcadero to Aquatic Park (the race very competitive. As the swimmers walk dining room was full of swimmers, all ends at the clubhouse); so, it takes the up on the beach, they check in with a race who have an evident gleam in their eyes fastest swimmers about 45-minutes. offi cial, and then hurry off to showers and for eggs and oysters. Swimming in 55- Other races are much longer. “Sometimes saunas. degree water will give you an appetite. we swim from the clubhouse all the way Meanwhile, in the clubhouse, “El Towards the end of the meal, Hooper rises to begin the “awards ceremony.” Fastest times are announced, and a South-Enders can trace their origins to the 19th few gag trophies are handed out. The swimmer who was in the water longest which is open to the public. This year, Century, when pilots were ferried out to ships receives a can of tuna and a round of international swimming celebrity Alison entering San Francisco Bay by rowboat. applause. Every announcement is greeted Streeter participated, a woman who has with good-natured jokes and ribbing. swam the 21-mile English Channel a Even before breakfast was served, the record-holding 43 times. What’s tougher rowers had carefully washed and swabbed than the English Channel? Try the Irish across to Tiburon,” said J.P. “We climb Sharko” is preparing breakfast. There are out the boats. These are beautiful, Channel, which is colder, rougher, and out of the water onto the pier and have longtime club members who do not know carefully maintained wooden rowboats, has faster currents. Only nine swimmers lunch at Sam’s Anchor Cafe.” El Sharko’s real name (Chris Blakeslee) some of them dating back to the early have ever made it; Streeter has done it South End swimmers have swum – the moniker is the only name they use. 1900s, all of them lovingly restored by twice, once in each direction. from the Farallones to the Bay, the I ask what he’s cooking. club members in the club’s extensive Whether it’s an Olympic-level English Channel, and each year the “Hangtown Fries,” he says. This turns workshop. A group meets on Thursday swimming challenge, a day of leisurely club sends at least one team to the out to be a baked mixture of eggs, oysters, nights to repair and refurbish the boats. kayaking on the bay, or just the Trans-Tahoe Relay, a true cold-water and bacon. In addition to acting as “tenders” for camaraderie of the clubhouse, the South endurance test. “Hangtown Fries?” I ask, my curiosity swimmers, the rowing contingent of End Rowing Club is the place to be, at Shorter swims are more common. A piqued. South End participates in its own races least for those people who are, at least, small, informal group that calls itself the El Sharko explained, “Back in the and sometimes takes long, multi-day stronger than the currents and cold. Sun-Risers meets at 6AM once-a-week days of public executions, condemned cruises up the Delta. to swim in Aquatic Park, where they prisoners were granted a last meal of In July, the club hosts its annual Above: Boats are prepared to accompanyy often fi nd themselves in the water with their choice. Eggs and oysters were hard “Alcatraz Invitational” swim, a one- the swimmers. Below: South-enders take sea lions and waterfowl. to get back then, so they’d always ask for and-a-quarter mile race from Alcatraz, the plunge. Photos by: Scott Hargis. Open House Free October TIVO 7th & 8th Giveaway!
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22 October 2006 BAYCROSSINGS www.baycrossings.com WATERFRONT ADVENTURES October Waterfront Activities
Oct. 1 9:30AM - 5PM – Tule Elk Trip in Tomales Bay, Sea Trek Kayaking Center, 415-488-1000, www.seatrekkayak.com Join Sea Trek’s Michael Morgan and gain an intimate glimpse into the world of the Tule Elk. Michael’s 2000+ hours living, breathing and studying the elk will educate and entertain you on this guided paddle across Tomales Bay and into the hills of the Tule Elk’s habitat. $120.
Oct. 1 10AM - 12PM – Ocean Beach Cleanup, Surfrider Association (SF Chapter), Ocean Beach at Sloat Blvd, www.sfsurfrider.org Help keep our local beaches clean! Just show up at Ocean Beach at the end of Sloat Blvd and we’ll provide gloves, bags and instructions.
Oct. 6 5:30PM - 8:30PM – Moonlight Paddle, Outback Adventures, Larkspur, 415-461-2222, www.outbackadventures.com Navigating your kayak by moonlight is a mystical experience you won’t soon forget. We will paddle leisurely while admiring the moon’s silvery light refl ecting off the water’s surface. Bring your friends and family to this warm welcoming event. $65 including equipment.
Oct. 7 9AM - 3PM – Tule Elk Tour, Blue Waters Kayaking, Tomales Bay, 415-669-2600, www.bwkayak.com Paddle through the tide channels amid the majestic scenery and remote beaches of the northern part of the Bay. As we paddle along we will discover the diversity of life: Tule elk, harbor seals, bat-rays, hawks, waterfowl, sea stars and other intertidal life. $98 including equipment.
Oct. 7 10AM - 3PM – Angel Island Kayak Tour, Outback Adventures, Larkspur, 415-461-2222, www.outbackadventures.com Let’s pack our kayaks and take a real kayaking adventure to Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay. Specifi cally timed for optimal and safe paddling conditions, this trip is appropriate for beginner and intermediate paddlers alike. $85 including equipment.
Oct. 7 7PM - 10PM – Moonlight Kayaking, California Canoe & Kayak, Oakland, 800-366-9804, www.calkayak.com Moonlight paddling is enchanting! The water is calm and glassy on the Oakland Estuary and the city lights add to the ambiance. We enjoy a leisurely pace as the sun sets and the moon rises, illuminating a delightful evening. $49 including equipment and guides.
Oct. 8 11AM - 4PM – Corte Madera Salt Marsh Kayak Tour, Outback Adventures, Larkspur, 415-461-2222, www.outbackadventures.com Explore the wetlands along Corte Madera Marsh while taking in the views of Mount Tamalpais and the San Francisco Bay. We paddle out in stable double sea kayaks while keeping our eyes open for the curious harbor seals that gather nearby. $70 including equipment.
Oct. 14 9AM - 3PM – Elkhorn Slough Wildlife Journey, California Canoe & Kayak, 800-366-9804, www.calkayak.com The marsh habitat of Elkhorn Slough in Monterey Bay is one of the best places in North America to combine a day of quiet water paddling and wildlife viewing. An amazing variety and abundance of animals call it home: sea otters, harbor seals, herons, egrets, hundreds of pelicans and thousands of sandpipers. $109 including equipment, guide and naturalist.
Oct. 14 9AM - 2PM – Tomales Bay Harvest Feast, Blue Waters Kayaking, Tomales Bay, 415-669-2600, www.bwkayak.com Celebrate the local foods produced and grown in the Point Reyes Area. Work up an appetite with a morning paddle and then return to our Inverness site for a sumptuous feast featuring, of course, locally grown oysters - barbequed/raw, organic cheeses and organic produce and fresh brick oven-baked breads. Treat yourself, your family and friends to this delightful experience. $128 including equipment.
Oct. 14 10AM (Registration at 7AM) – Sea Trek Race Regatta, Sea Trek Kayaking Center, 415-488-1000. www.seatrekkayak.com This is Northern California’s biggest sea kayak race starting in Sausalito at the Sea Trek beach. The annual regatta is a fundraiser to help people with physical challenges enjoy the outdoors.
Oct. 14&15 9AM - 3PM – Drakes Estero - Blue Waters Kayaking, Tomales Bay, 415-669-2600, www.bwkayak.com The premiere wildlife paddle in San Francisco Area. Drakes Estero, has harbor seals, amazing birds, bat rays and leopard sharks. We take time for a leisurely potluck lunch on a remote beach. Meet new friends or bring along a crew of your own. $98 including equipment. Lunch not included.
Oct. 15 7AM - 12PM – Pacifi c Coast Dive, Advanced Diving Technologies, 925-432-2111 www.adtscuba.com Experience the best. Monterey/Carmel is rated among the world’s top scuba destinations, and you live right here! Join us aboard the DV Escapade for diving the Pacifi c Coast- sites like Ling Cod Reef, Dahli’s Wall, or Three Kings. All offer beautiful kelp forests and amazing marine life. Two-tank dives, refreshments on board and Nitrox is available upon request. $85.
Oct. 21 10AM - 2PM – Pillar Point Tour, California Canoe & Kayak, Half Moon Bay, 800-366-9804, www.calkayak.com Kayaking is a great way to get outdoors and enjoy the natural setting of the lovely coastside region of Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay. Get up close and personal with harbor seals, marine birds and other wildlife. $49 including equipment and guides.
Oct. 22 9AM - 3PM – Tule Elk Tour, Blue Waters Kayaking, Tomales Bay, 415-669-2600, www.bwkayak.com Paddle through the tide channels amid the majestic scenery and remote beaches of the northern part of the Bay. As we paddle along we will discover the diversity of life: Tule elk, harbor seals, bat-rays, hawks, waterfowl, sea stars and other intertidal life. $98 including equipment
Oct. 28 9AM - 12PM – Paddle the Gate, Sea Trek Kayaking Center, 415-488-1000, www.seatrekkayak.com This trip is in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge. Beginners with a physically active lifestyle are welcome. We’ll launch our boats from the Coast Guard Station at Horseshoe Cove under the north tower of the bridge. On this trip we paddle two-person fi berglass boats, and everyone will receive a thorough and confi dence- building orientation. The fi rst of many thrills is passing beneath the mammoth bridge as we paddle along the Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s Marin Headlands. $75.
Oct. 28 9AM - 4PM – Surf Zone, California Canoe & Kayak, Half Moon Bay, 800-366-9804, www.calkayak.com If you want to paddle a sea kayak on the ocean, this class is a must! Launching and landing, bracing in breaking waves and understanding wave dynamics are the fundamental building blocks for kayak surfi ng and paddling in rough water. Our classroom site is ideal - in the gentle waves of Surfers’ Beach at Half Moon Bay. $99 including equipment and instruction.
Oct. 28&29 9AM - 3PM – Drakes Estero - Blue Waters Kayaking, Tomales Bay, 415-669-2600, www.bwkayak.com The premiere wildlife paddle in San Francisco Area. Drakes Estero, has harbor seals, amazing birds, bat rays and leopard sharks. We take time for a leisurely potluck lunch on a remote beach. Meet new friends or bring along a crew of your own. $98 including equipment. Lunch not included.
www.baycrossings.com BAYCROSSINGS October 2006 23 WATERFRONT ADVENTURES History of Hansen Sails Performance Windsails Return to Bay Roots
BY JANE MORSON in a small backroom workspace at 1803 Eastshore Highway (directly across 1-80 from Berkeley Marina). Interest grew n the late 70’s and early 80’s, in the new rig style. Windsurfi ng notables windsurfing became popular in such as Bard Chrisman, Jim “J. D.” Davis, Maui, the Columbia River Gorge Larry Herbig, Kevin Mitchell and Steve and also on the Bay around Berkeley Sylvester took note. And Hansen, along and San Francisco. These areas with Phil Scott (windsurfer, rock climber, Copyright Hansen Sails became focal points for the sport. Berkeley tent designer for North Face and Sierra I Left to right: Ben Bamer, Mike Percey, Dave Hop testing the Hansen “fl ex panel” sail at Treasure Island. was the perfect place to learn windsurfi ng Design), created a business. skills and to test and develop equipment. Scott, being very busy in the In 1982, Bill Hansen, a UC Berkeley mountaineering industry, had little free- sails a week during peak production. then the major owner of Windwing, research physicist, pilot and dedicated time to devote to the new venture, so By the late 80’s and early 90’s, the sport moved the business to Hood River, OR in sailboat-racing champion, embraced the Hansen teamed with local sail maker and was entirely mainstream, internationally. the Columbia River Gorge, a popular high- sport as an escape from the rigors of yacht sailor, Bill Sistek and founded Windwing Low production costs from major wind, windsurfi ng destination resort. sailing. Designs, Inc., in 1983 with the purpose companies in China and Sri Lanka pushed Hansen’s interest was sails and rigs of building high-performance windsurfi ng production abroad, too. Smaller custom Birth of Hansen Sails and, with a lifelong technical knowledge sails. lofts struggled for survival but one-by- In December 2005, Hansen and Windwing of aerodynamics, he challenged the Windwing grew rapidly and became one they folded. Windwing survived, parted ways, leaving a dedicated group conventional with high-aspect, fully the largest producer of windsurfi ng sails in though by the mid-90’s the cost of USA without a company to further its design battened sails made on a hobbyist basis North America, making an average of 120 production became unprofi table. Hansen, program for race and performance sails. So, Hansen got together with Mike Percey, Devon Boulon and Doug Beaman. These friends, committed to the sport of windsurfi ng and a dream to produce sails that would be, “Wind Motivated – Performance Orientated – Quality Driven,” formed Hansen Sails. Things have come full-circle in 2006, with the former founder of Windwing Sails back to the San Francisco Bay Area to design and produce sails. A dream has come true for the people involved with this young company — to forge new ideas to make the sport of windsurfi ng the highest expression of performance LLON? WHO HAS THE MO R GA sailing. And, they have the best test area ST E ergstadt SMILES P arlie B in the world right on their doorstep. y Ch to b Pho Almost any day of the week when the For 15 years Adventure Cat has been wind blows, this team is testing Hansen sailing the Bay, Sparing the Air and Saving products, launching from locations such as Berkeley, Treasure Island, or the Planet 3 times a day, 7 days a week! Crissy Fields. If you are out on the Bay, What people don’t realize is how much fun you just might be lucky enough to see the team whizzing past, as they test all this hard work is! their formula windsurfing equipment. The Berkeley Boys are back at it again For more information and cruise times with hands-on experimentation of a new call 800-498-4228 www.adventurecat.com idea unheard of in the sailing world, the [email protected] “Flex Panel.” Performance sailing has Cruises leave from pier 39 (right next to the Sea Lions) returned home to the San Francisco Bay.
24 October 2006 BAYCROSSINGS www.baycrossings.com WATERFRONT ADVENTURES Organizations, Associations & Clubs Water Sport Shops, Facilities, Training & Resources
Bay Access - San Rafael, 415-457-6094, www.bayaccess.org - Non-profi t organization to create a Advanced Diving Technologies 510-893-7833 water trail in San Francisco Bay for human-powered boats and beachable sail craft. 625 California Ave. Suite F www.calkayak.com Pittsburg CA 94565 Year round canoe and kayak sales, rentals, Bay Area Sea Kayakers (BASK) - 415-457-6094, www.bask.org - Cooperative recreational club 925-432-2111 class & trips. Please see our ad on page 31. dedicated to the safe enjoyment of the sport of sea kayaking. Meetings generally on the last Wednesday www.adtscuba.com of the month and are open to the public. Full service scuba center with sales, California Dive Center service, rentals and dive instruction plus 715 El Camino Real Cal Adventures / UC Aquatic Center – Berkeley, 510-642-4000, www.oski.org - Windsurfi ng, sailing dive travel. San Bruno CA 94066 & kayaking lessons for UC students and locals. 650-588-4998 All About Scuba www.cadive.com Cal Sailing Club – Berkeley, www.cal-sailing.org - Sailing cooperative, membership is open to 925 Texas St. Full service PADI fi ve star dive center. the public. Fairfi eld CA 94533 707-425-1932 California Surf Shop Calidivers – 510-417-0025, www.calidivers.org - Recreational, networking & social club for certifi ed www.itsallaboutscuba.com 899 Gravenstein Hwy divers of all levels. Sabastopol CA 95472 Anderson’s Swim & Scuba 707-824-4360 Cold Water Surf Club – Sebastopol, 707-824-4360, www.coldwatersurfclub.com - Non-profi t 541 Oceana Blvd. www.californiasurfshop.com organization that is working to help build our community . Pacifi ca CA 94044 Home of the Cold Water Surf Club. Family 650-355-3050 owned and operated full service surf, Dolphin Club – San Francisco, 415-441-9392, www.dolphinclub.org - Non-profi t, public access athletic www.andersonscuba.com skate and swim shop supporting the organization with a diverse membership of about 900 women and men. Full scuba certifi cation courses, snorkeling community and the environment. & swimming lessons in an indoor heated Kelptomaniacs – San Carlos, 650-591-5641, www.wallins.com - SCUBA diving and adventure club. pool plus sales, service, rental equipment California Windsurfi ng and air fi lls. 650 Shell Blvd. Marin Scuba Club - San Rafael, 415-453-9556, www.marinscuba.org - Organization for divers of all skill Foster City CA 94070 levels. Meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7:30 PM at The Seafood Peddler Restaurant in Aqua Surf Shop 650-594-0335 San Rafael for a featured presentation. Stay active in your scuba/freediving community! 2830 Sloat Blvd. www.californiawindsurfi ng.com San Francisco CA 94116 Windsurfi ng lessons - kayak and sailboard NorCal Divers – San Bruno, 650-588-4998, www.cadive.com - Active dive and adventure club. 415-242-9283 rentals. www.aquasurfshop.com fi fi fi Rio Vista Windsur ng Association – Rio Vista, www.rvwa.com - Non-pro t Windsur ng and Surfboards, skateboards, art & clothing. Captain Aqua’s Scuba Diving Center Kiteboarding Association. 250 E. Jackson St. Aqua Surf Shop Hayward CA 94544 Rock ‘n’ Reef Divers – Fairfi eld, 707-425-1932, www.itsallaboutscuba.com - Scuba diving club that 1742 Haight St. 510-728-0225 meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7PM at All About Scuba in Fairfi eld. San Francisco CA 94117 www.captainaqua.com 415-876-2782 Full service dive center - training, travel, San Francisco Boardsailing Association (SFBA) – San Francisco, www.sfba.org - Non-profi t www.aquasurfshop.com equipment & repair. organization to promote safety, provide education, ensure access and improve facilities. Surfboards, skateboards, art & clothing. Cass’ Marina Surfrider Foundation (Marin Chapter) – Larkspur, www.surfrider.org/marin Bamboo Reef Enterprises, Inc. 1702 Bridgeway Surfrider Foundation (SF Chapter) – San Francisco, www.sfsurfrider.org 584 4th St. Sausalito, CA 94965 Surfrider Foundation (Sonoma Chapter) – Penngrove, www.surfrider.org/sonomacoast San Francisco CA 94107 415 332 6789 (Non-profi t, environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enhancement of our local 415-362-6694 www.cassmarina.com waves, water and beaches through conservation, activism, research and education.) www.bambooreef.com US Sailng Certifi ed Sailing School with Western Sea Kayakers - www.westernseakayakers.org - (Club dedicated to the safe enjoyment Scuba training, sales and service plus classes starting weekly. We offer bareboat of the sport of sea kayaking.) dive trips. rentals, skippered charters in the Bay and adventures around the world. Blue Waters Kayaking 19238 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. City Kayak Inverness CA 94937 Pier 38, The Embarcadero Blue Waters Kayaking 415-669-2600 San Francisco CA 94107 www.bwkayak.com 415-357-1010 12938 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Wilderness kayaking on Tomales Bay www.citykayak.com Inverness, CA 94937 including naturalist-led tours, classes, Kayak rentals and trips. rentals, overnight camping and www.BWKayak.com youth camps. Please see our ad below. Clavey River Equipment Phone (415) 669-2600 409 Petaluma Blvd. South Bodega Bay Kayak Petaluma CA 94952 Just an hour north of San Francisco in the Point Reyes National Seashore, 1580 East Shore Dr.@ Blue Whale Shopping 800-832-4226 wilderness kayaking and hiking experiences await you. Two locations on Tomales Center www.clavey.com Bodega Bay CA 94923 Kayak and whitewater raft rentals and sales. Bay offer naturalist-led tours, camping, youth camps, custom trips and all levels of 707-875-8899 classes. We also do Baja, Yucatan tours in the winter/spring. www.bodegabaykayak.com Kayak sales, rentals, tours & classes. Delta Windsurf Company 3729 Sherman Island Rd Bodega Bay Surf Shack Rio Vista CA 94571 1400 Hwy 1 916-777-2299 Bodega Bay CA 94923 www.deltawindsurf.com Outback Adventures 707-875-3944 Windsurfi ng and kiteboarding sales, lessons 12 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd, www.bodegabaysurf.com and rentals. Larkspur, CA 94939 Full service surf shop in Bodega Bay with sales, rentals and lessons. Demo Sport www.outbackadventures.com 1101 Francisco Blvd. Phone (415) 461-2222 Cal School of Diving San Rafael CA 94901 1750 6th St. 415-454-3500 We are a comprehensive outdoor guide service, rental shop, and specialty Berkeley CA 94710 www.demosport.com 510-524-3248 Wakeboarding, wakesurfi ng, water skiing and outdoor retailer. In Marin we offer kayak sales, demos, rentals and instructional www.caldive.net kiteboard equipment sales, rentals & lessons. classes for kayaking and rock climbing. Custom trips and private classes are also Scuba instruction and dive trips. available. Check out our Kayak Demo Day taking place on June 17th at our Diver Dan’s California Canoe & Kayak 2245 El Camino Real Larkspur location! Call for details. 409 Water St., Jack London Square Santa Clara CA 95050 Oakland CA 94607 408-984-5819
www.baycrossings.com BAYCROSSINGS October 2006 25 WATERFRONT ADVENTURES Water Sport Shops, Facilities, Training & Resources www.diverdans.com Napa Dive & Sport Fully accredited scuba training with onsite- Sunset Bay Kayaks Full service dive center - training, equipment 162 S. Coombs St. heated pool. Diving equipment sales, rental, Suisun City Marina sales & service, dive travel, on site pool available. Napa CA 94559 repair and local/tropical trips. 1011-A Park Ln 707-257-2822 Suisun City, CA 94585 Dublin Dive Center www.napadive.com Proof Lab 707-429-5925 Cell 707-365-2436 6715 Dublin Blvd. Friendly full-service dive center with 254 Shoreline Hwy. www.sunsetbaykayaks.com Dublin CA 94568 training, equipment sales & service and Mill Valley CA 94941 Hourly kayak rentals and tours on the largest 925-829-3843 tropical dive travel. 415-380-8900 estuary in the contiguous U.S. Group rates www.captainaqua.com www.proofl ab.com available. Full service dive center - training, travel, Napa River Adventures Surfi ng & skateboarding equipment & rentals equipment & repair. P.O. Box 10881 and local art. Tradewinds Sailing School & Club Napa CA 94581 1230 Brickyard Cove Road Ste 100 Harbor Dive & Kayak Center 707-224-9080 River’s Edge Pt Richmond, CA 94801 200 Harbor Dr. www.napariveradventures.com 13840 Healdsburg 510-232-7999 Sausalito CA 94965 Regularly scheduled cruises on luxury Healdsburg CA 95448 www.tradewindssailing.com 415-331-0904 electric riverboats plus canoe and 707-433-7247 Tradewinds has more than 40 years www.harbordive.com kayak rentals. Canoe & kayak trips & rentals on the scenic of experience making sailing easy and Full service dive center and hobie Russian River. Retail sales and concessions. enjoyable to learn - Offering a professional kayak sales. Nautilus Aquatics training program and affordable rental and 1220 Diamond Way, Suite 110 Scuba San Francisco charter programs to members. Helm of Sun Valley Concord CA 94520 650-873-7321 333 N. Amphlett Blvd. 925-827-2822 www.scubasanfrancisco.com Wallin’s Dive Center San Mateo CA 94401 www.bayareadiving.com Scuba instruction and information on 41 dive 1119 Industrial Rd., Suite 7 650-344-2711 Full service dive center including sales, sites within a 2 hour drive from SF. San Carlos CA 94070 www.helmsports.com rental, repair, training, recreation & travel. 650-591-5641 Kitesurfi ng lessons, wakeboard, windsurfi ng, Sea Trek Ocean Kayaking Center www.wallins.com kitesurfi ng and water skiing equipment sales. Open Water Rowing Center Schoonmaker Point Marina Scuba, snorkel & swim center including 85 Liberty Ship Way Sausalito CA 94965 instruction, sales, rentals, repairs and High Tide Surf Shop Sausalito CA 94965 415-332-8494 dive travel. 9 Fourth St. 415-332-1091 www.seatrekkayak.com Petaluma CA 94952 www.owrc.com Sea kayaking classes, trips & rentals. Wet Dawg Water Sports Incorporated 707-763-3860 Open water sculling instruction, club 4290 Knoxville Rd. www.waveslave.com memberships and boat sales. SF Surf Shop Napa CA 94558 Family owned full service surf shop on the 3809 Noriega 707-966-5701 crossroads to the North Coast Beaches. Outback Adventures San Francisco CA 94122 www.wetdawgwatersports.com Longboard, short board and paddleboards plus 12 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd. 415-661-7873 Located on Lake Berryessa. Kayak, canoe, wetsuits and surf accessories. Open 12-7 Mon-Fri. Larkspur CA 94939 www.sfsurf.com paddleboat and ski boat rentals. Retail sales 10-5 Sat & 12-4 Sun. 415-461-2222 Custom made surfboards by John of wakeboard, water skis and clothing. www.outbackadventures.com Schultze plus surfboard/wetsuit rentals Institute of Diving Technology Kayak sales, rentals, trips & classes. and board repairs. Wise Surfboards 8646 Davona Dr. Please see our ad on page 30. 800 Great Hwy Dublin CA 94568 Stan’s Skin & Scuba Diving San Francisco CA 94121 925-551-8478 Outback Adventures 554 S. Bascom Ave. 415-750-9473 www.divewithidt.com 1158 Saratoga Ave. San Jose, CA 95128 www.wisesurfboards.com Certifi ed diving school for all levels plus local trips San Jose CA 95129 408-998-0767 Surfboards, wetsuits and accessories. & travel. 408-551-0588 www.stansdiving.com Northern California’s largest surf shop. www.outbackadventures.com Full service scuba center since 1957. Training, Kite Wind Surf Kayak sales, rentals, trips & classes. equipment sales service & rentals, on site 430 Westline Dr. heated pool and dive trips. Alameda CA 94501 Pacifi c River Supply 510-522-9463 3675 San Pablo Dam Rd. Stinson Beach Surf & Kayak www.kitewindsurf.com El Sobrante CA 94803 3605 State Rt. 1 North Kiteboarding, windsurfi ng and surfi ng equipment, 510-223-3675 Stinson Beach CA 94970 For advertising inquiries lessons and rentals. www.pacifi criversupply.com 415-868-2739 Infl atable whitewater raft & kayak sales, www.stinsonbeachsurfandkayak.com or to submit a listing to Mako Marine Outfi tters rental and repairs. Sales and rentals of surfboards, Waterfront Adventures, 536 Soscol Ave., Suite 2 boogie boards and kayaks plus wetsuit Napa CA 94559 Pinnacles Dive Center rentals. Located 100 yards north of contact Joel Williams 707-251-5600 875 Grant Ave. park entrance. at (707) 556-3323 or www.makodiveandkayak.net Novato CA 94945 Full service dive center, kayak sales & rental. 415-897-9962 [email protected] www.pinnaclesdive.com
California Canoe & Kayak Advanced Diving Technologies 409 Water St, Jack London Square 625 California Ave, Suite F Oakland, CA 94607 Pittsburg, CA www.calkayak.com www.adtscuba.com Phone (510) 893-7833 Advanced Diving Phone (925) 432-2111 Technologies PUREpaddlesports. This is what California Canoe & Kayak is all about – for 34 years! Our staff has hundreds of years of Leading Edge Training - TDI/SDI, NAUI, PADI, NACD, NSS/CDS. Group & Private combined paddling experience in canoes, sea and whitewater Instruction/Technical & Specialty Training. Beginner to Instructor Level Certifi cations. kayaks. We teach, guide, rent, sell and fi x. Check us out. Our Retail Sales & Rental Equipment. State of the Art Oil Free Gas Blending - Air, Nitrox, waterfront location is ideal for classes, rentals, demos and trips. Trimix, Argon & Oxygen. Weekend Charters and Dive Travel.
26 October 2006 BAYCROSSINGS www.baycrossings.com BOATING
View from the Helm: Boating spirit October Boating Events
Tall Ship Education Academy Events www.tallshipacademy.org BY ED & PAM MCGRATH as yacht brokers is our ability to put the (415) 405-3703 right captain at the helm of the right boat. We are good “matchmakers” because we Women Skipper’s Regatta rom now through the end take the time to discover the soul of each Sun., Oct. 15, fi rst warning signal at 1100 hrs. of the year (yikes, is 2006 of our boats. Then we make the effort Sausalito Yacht Club really on its way out?) the to fi nd the right buyer. When showing (At El Portal, left of the Ferry Landing. Take the Golden Gate Ferry) spirits are coming to life: a boat to a client, we know that the The 26th Annual Women Skipper’s Regatta is an event benefi ting the haunting spirits, the spirit personality and the fi rst impression of a Tall Ship Semester for Girls (TSSG). Open to all yachts with valid PHRF ofF thanks and giving and the holiday vessel are extremely important. There is certifi cate. Entry form must be signed by the woman designated as the spirit. In October, the spookiest of spirits an immediate emotional reaction. But we skipper of the competing boat. Entry fee ($45) must be received prior to arrive and then segue into sweeter ones encourage people to linger awhile so that racing. For more information, contact: J. Rigler at (415) 332-6367, race@ based on gratefulness and appreciation. they’ll be able to sense whether a boat syconline.org or go to www.syconline.org/Race Boats have a spirit too; you could call has the potential to be theirs. it personality or soul, as well. If you are We love seeing our clients at the helms Women’s Challenge 5 sensitive enough to pay attention, you enjoying the unique relationship with Sun., Oct. 22- Wed., Oct. 25 can feel the soul of a boat the moment their vessel while writing a new chapter in The Women’s Challenge is limited to 12 participants and runs aboard the you step aboard. Of course a boat, just the annals of the boat as well as their own Schooner Seaward. Proceeds benefi t the Tall Ship Semester for Girls program. like humans, develops its spirit over time. lives. Are you ready for a new chapter? $75 non-refundable registration fee. For more info call (415) 405-3703, e- A new boat is a blank slate ready for its We can promise it will be more spiritually mail: [email protected] or visit www.tallshipacademy.org chronicle to be written. It is a story that the enriching than you ever thought possible. boat and its owner(s) will create together over time from which its soul will emerge. Master Mariners Benevolent Association Events We believe the boats we sell are www.mastermariners.org all special in many ways, and that a Ed has been selling boats in the Bay Area for over 12 years. He and his wife, (415) 364-1656 boat will speak to you if you let it. Pam,opened McGrath Pacific Yacht Boats that have spoken to us tell us of Sales three years MMBA Cruise to Drakes Bay & Oyster BBQ safety, comfort, celebrations, redemption, ago. Being at the Sat. & Sun., Oct. 14-15 recovery, adventure and hope. When we are helm of their 36’ All members, especially those new to MMBA, are encouraged to come. cruising on our boat, there is a great sense trawler is one of Volunteers wanted to transport oysters & gear to the beach from the pier. of quiet joy that the only other time we feel Pam’s favorite For more info, contact Dean Gurke at (510) 910-6289. is when we hold a newborn grandchild. activities. One of our unique characteristics
Golden Gate Tall Ships’ Blue Angels Cruise on the Gas Light Ward Cleaveland Memorial Scholarship Cruise
ome join the Golden Gate Tall Ships Society “Blues Cruise” to see the U.S. unset sail with desserts and hot beverages onboard the Lynx. The Lynx is a Navy’s Blue Angels. We will be enjoying the precision aerial show from the relatively new ship to our area. Built as a representation of an 1812 privateer, Cdecks of the reproduction turn-of-the century Scow Schooner the Gas Light. Sthe crew dresses in costume and Cruise includes full lunch and beverages as well as a magnifi cent view of this spectacular provides a lovely show on a beautiful ship. event. Location to board is Schoonmaker Marina, Sausalito. For more information This event is a fundraiser for the Ward (415) 331-1009, or www.ggtss.org. Cleaveland Memorial Scholarship fund. Location to board is Pier 40 south of Bay Date: Oct. 7, Boarding begins at 1345. Gas Bridge, Northnof Ball Park. For more Light departs promptly at 1400 hrs. information (415) 331-1009, or www. ggtss.org. Cost: $85 general public, $65 members of the Society, $75 to guests of members of the Date: Oct. 8 - Boarding begins at 1630 Society. Reservations via credit card or mail hrs. Lynx departs promptly at 1700 hrs. check to GGTSS, P.O., Box 926, Sausalito, CA 94966. “Gaslight” Cost: $75 donation. “Lynx”
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Boating to find the fountain of Youth
BY KIMMIE HAWORTH as comfortable as possible installing such glamorous extras as a forced air few weeks ago I helped an 89 heater and other amenities necessary for year old gentleman bring his luxurious onboard living, we found that beloved 28’ Tollycraft down climbing up and down the companion from Loch Lomand to the way ladder and sitting outside in the dock at McGrath Yachts in cockpit in inclement weather to navigate ASausalito. The day was blustery and we had was becoming increasingly diffi cult. a bit of diffi culty getting out of the slip. After several years of hemming and However, he was an experienced skipper hawing, we finally decided to make and we had no further problems on the trip the switch from sail to power. It was down bay. He and his wife have owned the exactly at that same time that fuel prices boat since 1977. Boating had been a large went through the roof, but, what the part of their life, spending summers in the heck? Our sailing friends looked on Delta and winters cruising the Bay in the scornfully. “Why do you want a stink company their friends and fellow members pot?” they queried. of the United States Power Squadron. “So we can continue boating for the Letting go of their much-loved boat next 20 years,” was our reply. after so many years was an extremely The trawler has a walk through stern diffi cult decision. It must be similar to and the only up-and-down we have to do giving up driving, only much more painful. these days is to reach the fl ying bridge. Driving is a necessary evil, while boating The inside steering station keeps us is something you actually enjoy. However, warm and dry in any kind of weather. I boating requires a certain amount of know eventually we will have to make physical agility which, unfortunately, we the move to land, but hopefully that Dancing Dragon trawler in the Delta all seem to lose as we grow older. will be many miles downstream. In the Captain Sweetie and I recently gave up mean time, we spend as many weekends our sailboat to move on to a more easily as possible on the water, take our annual Davidson, who owned a Grand Banks Beep, beep, beep – the machines keeping accessible trawler. When we were much trip to the Delta and thoroughly enjoy trawler for several decades. Grand Banks slow and steady time with his shallow younger, we had dreams of sailing off into the bohemian lifestyle that boating are the Mercedes of trawlers and Laurie breathing. the sunset. affords us. and Betty used their boat more than “Your new boat was delivered today,” Although we spent bundles of time, We learned about trawlers from anybody we knew. While in their 80’s, Betty said. energy and money to make the sail boat our adorable friends, Laurie and Betty they decided to move up from their “It was?! Hooray!!” was Laurie’s joyous wooden 32’ boat to a roomier fi berglass exclamation as the machines beeped and GB 36’. Laurie, an intrepid Scot, had just blipped buoyantly. come out of heart surgery the day his new They piloted their beautiful new boat was delivered. I had driven Betty Grand Banks, Kompira around the Bay to the hospital for the fi rst post-surgery and Delta for another fi ve years. visit. Laurie and Betty have since both When we walked into the room, passed on, their cremated remains having Laurie was laying fl at in hospital bed with been scattered into the Pacifi c from the tubes and wires connected to the various deck of their beloved Kompira. I only monitoring machines. He was looking hope Sweetie and I can continue our decidedly pale and weak after his major boating lifestyle for at least as long as they medical ordeal. “How are you feeling, did. Laurie?” Betty asked. Is boating the magical elixir for A meek “ok...” was his response. Beep, eternal youth? I don’t know the answer beep, beep - the monitoring machines to that, but if motivation has anything to hummed quietly. do with a youthful attitude, then perhaps “Do you need anything?” I asked. spending time on the water actually is the “No, thanks,” was his feeble reply. answer to the mystery of life. WATERFRONT LIVING Dockside Dwelling: Living Ship to Shore Benicia’s Old Garske Boatyard
BY DENISE DOHOGNE recently donated to the National D-Day Museum, by current owner Phil Joy. Joy also has the toughest job hipbuilding was the prime of all—boatyard clean-up. Truck- reason Matthew Turner came load upon truck-load of rusted steel, to Benicia over 125 years ago, rotted wood and other debris has been turning out sailing vessels steadily streaming from this old yard; from Shipyard Cove in the however, a new vision is in sight. Phil 1880’s.S Today I sit on my balcony, plans to barge in a 6,000 square foot, overlooking the old Joe Garske Boatyard historic Victorian home from Napa, and dry dock, located at the end of First with intentions of creating a bed and Street, in downtown Benicia. breakfast inn, complete with look-out Garske’s boatyard, now owned by tower. When completed, this location Phil Joy Moving & Leveling Company, will be prime property, as it overlooks is fi lled with a jumbled assortment of the Carquinez Bridge and the evening boats. “This yard is what you might call sunset. ‘a do it yourself’ yard,” the wiry senior Sitting right-smack in the middle Garske, now deceased, used to say. of this property are the remains of the Old Garske ship yard in Benicia about to undergo formidable redevelopment People would bring their boats in Von Pfi ster adobe building. Built by from as far away as Vancouver. Garske Benjamin MacDonald in 1847, it was would rent them space, and they would California to be incorporated and, at the Denise Dohogne is a Waterfront Real same time, was named the county seat of supply all parts and labor. Approximately Estate Specialist serving the San Francisco 10 boats have been built in this yard When completed, this location Solano County, not to mention the State Bay & Delta regions of Solano, Napa from scratch and numerous others will be prime property, as it Capitol in 1853. and Contra Costa have been repaired or remodeled. The With that all said, there is still some Counties. She is boatyard developed in the late 1950’s, overlooks the Carquinez Bridge prime property available surrounding this broker/owner of after he sold Benicia Plumbing & and the evening sunset. most historical and charming downtown. Denise Dohogne Heating and bought Pierce Harbor in There are two new communities, Real Estate in the Suisun Slough. Waterfront Village and Harbor Walk, Benicia, Captain Developing at the same time was which sit across from this soon-to-be- of the vessel “Hey Diddle Diddle” Garske’s fledgling company, Marine turned over to Captain E. H. Von Pfi ster history boatyard, which have all sold out. and member of Now is a great time to claim a piece of Services. The area oil refineries and became a store during the day and the Vallejo Yacht approached him with the need for an informal hotel at night. By November this historic waterfront location and take Club. tying and releasing the large ships they of that year, there were 15 buildings. this opportunity to be a part of Benicia’s www.DeniseDohogne.com employed. One of the services Garske By the end of the year, Lieutenant history in the remaking. offered was oil spill clean up. His two Robert Semple, one of Benicia’s original boats, the Sponge and the Squeegee, founders, had constructed a wharf, the could handle anything from gasoline to fi rst hotel had been built and enough bunker oil. Because of this service, the people had settled in Benicia to receive old boatyard is quite clean relative to a local government. today’s standards. By November 1850, there were over Now laying in this boat/graveyard 100 homes in Benicia and the Pacifi c Mail are old utility boats, fishing boats, and Steamship Company, which carried houseboats, cranes, barges and a World mail and freight between California War II landing craft labeled LCVP and the Isthmus of Panama, had set up (Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel), its shops and wharves in Benicia. This which were designed by Andrew Jackson made Benicia the home of the fi rst large Higgins and known as “Higgins boats.” industrial works in California. They These boats were key to the success of remained in Benicia until 1869 when Allied amphibious invasions, including they moved to San Francisco. Benicia D-Day on June 6, 1944, and this one was was also the fi rst city in the new state of
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Grand Living Today at Richmond’s Marina Bay
ichmond’s Marina Bay is rich with culture, history and endless opportunities to explore and have fun. One of the Bay Area’s mostR desirable places to live, play and work, this is also the site where “Rosie the Riveter” built WWII liberty ships in the Kaiser Shipyards. Today, the public marina at picturesque Marina Bay provides 750 boat slips along with a boat ramp and a shoreline esplanade perfect for early evening strolls. Currently, there are three existing condominium home communities and another three, either proposed or under construction, around the Marina Bay area. When completed, the six communities will represent almost 1,800 Drawing Courtesy of Pulte Homes homes. Artist rendering of Pulte Homes’ proposed Anchorage at Marina Bay. Marina Bay, The Shores at Marina Bay and The Cove at Marina Bay are three waterfront condominium home Area with their unparalleled quality, ranging from 1,300 square feet to Bay will soon boast 45,000 square feet communities that are attracting first- value and convenience. Prices start in the 2,100 square feet and include two, of new shops, offi ce space, restaurants, time homebuyers from all over the Bay high $200,000s, and special fi nancing two-plus, three and three-plus bedroom and public plazas. The commercial is available. All offer the same winning units. With six distinct floorplan component of the project, also being combination of attractive prices and designs, highly detailed maritime-style developed by Signature Properties, outstanding features that are normally exteriors and private outdoor patios will consist of up to six buildings found in far more expensive homes. and terraces, all of the conveniences of located around a central public plaza Collectively, these three gated, controlled- modern-day living have been placed with bay views and Bay Trail access. access communities total 1,180 homes, all into these homes. These attached These buildings are being designed by the shores of the Bay. units typically contain three levels of to create an outdoor-themed retail One-bedroom and two-bedroom living area, each with an attached two- experience with eastern seaboard residences at Marina Bay offer spacious car garage. The architecture style is architecture, refl ecting the architectural floor plans and most offer a wood- eastern seaboard and blends with the character of the neighboring residential burning fireplace. Homes at The architectures of the existing neighboring units now under construction. Shores are situated around meandering retail and residential structures. Spinnaker Gate at Marina Bay, lagoons and fi ve of the six fl oor plans The first building in Anchor a proposed upscale condominium available include a wood-burning Cove went on sale in February and community by luxury homebuilder fi replace. Similar fi ne fi nishes are found sold out quickly. Since then, six more Toll Brothers, will create even more in homes at The Cove where every have gone on sale and new buildings housing opportunities in this coveted home has a wood-burning fi replace. are released at the rate of about one area. Located immediately adjacent All homes at Marina Bay, The Shores each month. Occupancy is expected to Lucretia Edwards Shoreline and The Cove feature a private patio or to begin by the end of October. A Park and the Bay Trail and east of total of 17 buildings, each with six the Historic Ford Assembly Plant Photo by Christopher Mayer Signature Properties balcony and come with deeded parking. Signature Properties’ Anchor to nine homes will be constructed. Building, the community will provide Anchor Cove Condominiums in Marina Bay. The fi rst units will be occupied in October. Cove development consists of 128 Along with the unique homeowners with striking views of the townhome-style- condominium units condominiums of Anchor Cove, Marina San Francisco Bay and the dazzling
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city skyline beyond the bay. living in a unique bayside Proposed are 269 new homes setting, Anchorage at Marina averaging over 1,600 square Bay has something for every feet, Spinnaker Gate will offer lifestyle. one, two and three-bedroom Two and three bedroom residences with spacious townhomes are thoughtfully nine-foot ceilings, outdoor designed and feature lavish terraces and gas fi replaces. As amenities, including slab granite proposed, Spinnaker Gate will countertops, tile fl ooring, and also provide an exceptional, stainless-steel appliances for publicly accessible, open-space the kitchen. High-capacity park along the Richmond fi ber optic connectivity to the shoreline for all Richmond Internet and attached 2-car residents to enjoy. garages will provide technology Pulte Homes’ Bay Area and security for new residents. Division will be constructing Anchorage at Marina Bay is the Anchorage at Marina Bay expected to be a wonderful community. With successful addition to the already thriving urban communities throughout master plan community. the East Bay, Pulte is looking The beautiful and forward to that same kind historically unique atmosphere of success in the Richmond of Richmond’s Marina Bay Aerial view of Marina Bay in Richmond waterfront area. The proposed remains in easy proximity to Anchorage at Marina Bay I-80 and I-580, with nearby AC Transit bus service. It is Office of Economic Development will be a sophisticated, new access to the Intermodal Transit also within half-a-mile of Richmond Community Redevelopment Agency’s 210-townhome community. System in Richmond, which the proposed Richmond/San (510) 307-8140. Offering maintenance-free includes BART, Amtrak and Francisco Ferry.
Illustration by J. Bullock & Associates Spinnaker Gate, as proposed, will include two spas, a pool and exercise facility, a clubhouse with full kitchen and library, outdoor fi replace lounging areas and a residential parking garage.
www.baycrossings.com BAYCROSSINGS October 2006 31 TECHNOLOGY Remember the ENIAC Electronics over mechanics, when the computer became ballistic
BY MARY E. SHACKLETT contained over 17,000 vacuum tubes. It would eliminate the backlog of fi ring table output. Without software, programming was gargantuan by today’s standards, and computations by speeding the calculation instructions were created by manually he future of technology did not even possess a stored memory process. This contract commenced in setting up switches and cable connections, is so predominant that concept—but it paved the way for 1943 with a grant of $61,000. By the and varying them to create the required we seldom refl ect on the computers to become strategic tools that end of the war, the total U.S. Army patterns of instructions. Coaxial cables history of computing, dramatically shortened the amount of investment in ENIAC research was nearly carried instructions and data from one and what sparked its time it took to get tasks done. $500,000. functioning unit of the computer to the Tdevelopment in the fi rst place. The World War II challenge that Code-named Project PX, the ENIAC next. The ENIAC computer was developed ENIAC addressed was in ballistics. design and build unfolded component by As it turned out, the ENIAC was too over 50 years ago at the University Artillery designs during the war were component. late to impact the war effort, but it wound of Pennsylvania as part of the WWII changing constantly and dramatically, as In 1944, a cycling unit and an up contributing something far greater to wartime effort. ENIAC, which stood were the patterns of warfare. Whenever accumulator were constructed. An the country by becoming the foundation for Electronic Numerical Integrator changes occurred, corresponding revisions initiating unit, function tables, a divider for the modern computer industry. and Calculator, was 150 feet wide and were required in ballistics fi ring tables and a square root unit were developed in The ENIAC project gave birth to and their ballistics trajectories. When the 1945. Final assembly of the computer concepts such as gates, buffers and storage North African campaign arose in 1943, occurred in the fall of 1945. Once in devices. After the war, ENIAC continued the Army was confronted with an entirely operation, the ENIAC performed a to compute ballistics tables and work on different terrain than it was accustomed ballistics trajectory calculation in the atomic energy problems at the Aberdeen and needed a revised set of fi ring tables. startling time of 30 seconds, which was a Proving Grounds. The unit was enhanced For most of the war, these ballistics tables’ major breakthrough for the time. with an internally stored fi xed program calculations were programmed by hand. It The ENIAC did not have any central and serial instructions, which reduced took approximately 20 hours of desktop memory unit, nor did it contain software. the manual effort formerly required in calculations at that time to produce a Instead, storage was localized within programming. single trajectory and 15 minutes when functioning units of the computer. The ENIAC was the country’s primary a mechanical differential analyzer was idea was to attain computing speed by computer for scientifi c problem-solving employed. eliminating mechanical components from 1949-52. As time went by, other The Army contracted with the while introducing electronic processing. computers that emulated ENIAC but that University of Pennsylvania’s Moore The only mechanical units connected were able to operate at much lower costs School of Electrical Engineering for the to the computer were an IBM card began to appear. The ENIAC was fi nally development of a computing device that reader for input and a card punch for decommissioned in October of 1955, but its legacy continues today.
Mary E. Shacklett is President of Transworld Data, a marketing and technology practice specializing in marketing, public relations and product management for technology companies and organizations. Mary is listed in “Who’s Who Worldwide” and “Who’s Who in the Computer Industry.” She may be reached at (360) 956-9536 or [email protected].
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05 Slanted Door 10 Miette Chocolate Maker 21 Capay Organic Fruits 27 Imperial Tea Court 32 Prather Ranch Meat Co. 37 Sur La Table 45 DELICA rf1 06 Taylor’s Refresher 11-1 Ferry Plaza Seafood 15 Acme Bread and Vegetables 28 Stonehouse California 33 I Preferiti di Boriana- 41 Mistral Rotisserie 46 Frog Hollow Farm 07 Oak Hill Farm of 11-2 Hog Island Oyster Co. 16 McEvoy Ranch 22 Bay Crossings Olive Oil Montepulciano Provencale 47 Mastrelli’s Sonoma 12 Tsar Nicoulai Caviar 17 Cowgirl Creamery 23 Ferry Plaza Wine 29 Village Market 34 Far West Fungi 42 Book Passage Delicatessen 08 Ciao Bella Gelato 13 Golden Gate Meat Co. 19 LuLu Petite Merchant 30 Recchiuti Confections 35 Culinaire 43 Peet’s Coffee and Tea 48 Boulette’s Larder 09 Farmer’s Garden 14 Scharffen Berger 20 Kingdom of Herbs 26 The Gardener 31 San Francisco Fish Co. 36 Market Bar 44 Mijita 51 Mill Valley Candleworks Fifteen Minutes of Stop and Shop: Convenient parking option for the Ferry Building customer ne of the best incentives for locals to shop at the Ferry Building is the 15-minute white zone parking in front of the Marketplace. Customers can run in for pre-orders or last minute groceries and not have to park in the lot. To accommodate our visitors, we ask that the tenants and employees Orefrain from parking in the white zone. How the 15-minute stop-and-shop zone works: Drive to the white zone, leave keys with valet, get a parking stub (valid for 15 minutes). If customers stay over 15 minutes, then their vehicle will be driven to the parking lot. Valet rates apply. Please note: On Farmers’ Market days, white zone parking is available only after 3:30PM.
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San Pablo Bay Vallejo Adventure Cat Harbor Bay Ferry Bay Cruise at 1 pm , 3pm Daily $25.00 adults Leave Arrive Leave Arrive Larkspur and $15.00 12 and under Kids 5 and under FREE Harbor Bay S.F. Ferry S.F. Ferry Harbor Bay Island Bldg. Bldg. Island Sunset Cruise at 5:30 pm (10/1 through 10/31) 6:30am 6:55am 7:00am 7:25am Cruises leave from Pier 39 Richmond 7:30 7:55 8:00 8:25 Pacifi c $45.00 (no discount for children) Includes hors 8:30 8:55 4:35pm 5:00pm ------4:30pm 5:35 6:00 Ocean Tiburon d’oeuvres and 2 beverages, wine, beer or soft drinks Angel Island 5:05pm 5:30 6:35 7:00 Sausalito Our season last from March 1 through Thanksgiving each year. 6:05 6:30 7:35 8:00 7:05 7:30 Alcatraz Berkeley N (800) 498.4228 / www.adventurecat.com No service on weekends Oakland Angel Island - Red & White San Francisco San Alameda Tiburon Ferry BAY CRUISE SCHEDULE Francisco Harbor Bay Isle PIER 43 1/2 California Sunset Cruise Wednesday - Friday Schedules Bay Weekday Weekends 2-Hour California Sunset Tiburon to Angel Island Angel Island to Tiburon Cruise 10:00am 10:00am Departures at 7:00PM 10:45 10:45 every Thursday, Friday, and 10am, 11, 1pm, 3pm 10:20am, 11:20, 1:20pm, 3:30 Saturday. 11:15 11:15 Fare: Adult (18+) $48, Child 12:00pm 12:00pm (5-17) $33, Children under Weekends 12:30 12:30 four ride Free! Includes one drink ticket (good for Tiburon to Angel Island Angel Island to Tiburon 1:15 1:15 beer, wine or soda) and 1:45 10am - 5pm hourly 10:20am- 5:20pm hourly 1:45 appetizers. Golden Gate Ferry 2:30 2:30 3:00 3:00 Fare: LARKSPUR * *Monday Thru Tuesday Schedule Subject to 3:45 3:45 Adult ...... $21 Flexible Schedule. change w/o notice 4:15 4:15 Senior (62+) ...... $17 Weekdays (excluding Holidays) Call (415) 435-2131 5:00 Youth (12-17) ...... $17 Weekends and Holidays www.angelislandferry.com 5:00 Adults $10.00 5:30 Child (5-11) ...... $13 Leave Arrive Leave Arrive Leave Arrive Leave Arrive Bicycles $1.00 Child $8.00 5:30 6:15 Under 4...... $Free Larkspur S F S F Larkspur Larkspur S F S F Larkspur 6:15 5:50am 6:20am 6:25am 6:55am 9:40am 10:30am ------6:35 7:05 7:10 7:40 11:00 11:50 12:30pm 1:20pm 7:10 7:40 7:45 8:15 1:30pm 2:20pm 2:30 3:20 Blue & Gold Ferry 7:50 8:20 8:30 9:05 3:30 4:20 4:30 5:20 8:20 8:50 9:10 9:45 5:30 6:20 7:00 7:50 ALAMEDA/OAKLAND ALAMEDA/OAKLAND 9:15 9:50 10:10 10:45 One-Way Ferry Fares Weekdays to San Francisco Weekends and Holidays to San Francisco 10:10 10:45 10:55 11:30 LARKSPUR SAUSALITO 11:10 11:45 11:55 12:30pm Leave Leave Arrive Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Arrive 11:40 12:15pm 12:25pm 1:00 Daily Daily Oakland Alameda Ferry Bldg. Pier 41 Oakland Alameda Ferry Bldg. Pier 41 12:40pm 1:15 1:25 2:00 Adult Cash Fare $6.75 $6.75 6:00am 6:10am 6:30am ----- 9:00am 9:10am ----- 9:35am 2:15 2:50 3:00 3:30 7:05 7:15 7:35 ----- 10:40 10:25 11:10 11:25 2:50 3:25 3:35 4:05 Frequent Rider Ticket $4.25 $3.60 8:10 8:20 8:40 ----- 12:20pm 12:10pm 12:50pm 1:05pm 3:40 4:15 4:25 4:55 9:15 9:25 9:45 10:00 (Book of 20 Tickets) 1:55 1:45 2:25 2:40 4:15 4:45 4:55 5:25 11:00 10:50 11:30 11:45 ------*5:20 6:05 Seniors (age 65+) $3.35 $3.35 12:45pm 12:35pm 1:15pm 1:30pm 4:00 3:45 4:30 4:45 5:10 5:45 5:55 6:25 with Medicare or 2:30 2:20 3:00 3:10 5:45 5:30 ----- 6:20 5:35 6:10 6:20 6:50 approved I.D. 4:40 4:30 5:10 ----- 7:20 7:05 7:50 8:05 6:35 7:10 7:20 7:50 5:50 5:40 6:15 ----- 8:55 8:45 8:25 9:30 7:20 7:55 8:10 8:40 Youth (ages 6-18) $3.35 $3.35 6:20 6:10 ----- 7:00 10:30 10:20 ----- 11:00 8:10 8:45 8:50 9:20 6:55 6:45 7:20 ----- 8:50 9:25 9:35 10:05 Children (age 5 & under) FREE FREE 7:55 7:45 8:20 ----- Weekends and Holidays from San Francisco 8:55 8:45 ----- 9:25 Leave Leave Arrive Arrive *All weekdays trips except on (5:20pm SF departure) are operated by high-speed catamarans. Weekend Weekdays from San Francisco Pier 41 Ferry Bldg. Alameda Oakland service is provided by high capacity Spaulding vessels. Leave Arrive Leave Arrive 8:30am ----- 9:10am 9:00am SAUSALITO Pier 41 Ferry Bldg. Alameda Oakland 9:45 10:00 10:20 10:35 ----- 6:30am 7:15am 7:05am 11:35 11:50 12:10pm 12:20pm Weekdays (excluding Holidays) Weekends and Holidays ----- 7:35 8:20 8:10 1:10pm 1:25pm 1:45 1:55 Leave Arrive Leave Arrive Leave Arrive Leave Arrive ----- 8:40 9:25 9:15 2:50 ----- 3:45 3:55 Sausalito SF SF Sausalito Sausalito SF SF Sausalito 10:15 10:30 10:50 11:00 4:55 5:10 5:30 5:40 7:10am 7:35am 7:40am 8:10am ------10:40am 11:10am 12:00pm 12:15pm 12:35pm 12:45pm 6:30 6:45 7:05 7:15 8:20 8:45 10:15 10:45 11:20am 11:50am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:45 2:00 2:20 2:30 8:10 8:25 8:45 8:55 10:55 11:25 11:35 12:05pm 3:45 4:10 4:30 4:40 12:45pm 1:15pm 1:25 1:55 9:40 9:55 10:15 10:25 12:15pm 12:45pm 12:55pm 1:25 2:10 2:40 2:50 3:20 ----- 5:20 5:40 5:50 1:55 2:25 2:35 3:05 3:35 4:05 4:15 4:45 5:20 5:45 6:10 6:20 ALAMEDA/OAKLAND FARES: 3:20 3:50 4:00 4:30 5:00 5:25 5:35 6:05 ----- 6:25 6:45 6:55 One Round 10Ticket 20Ticket Monthly 4:45 5:15 5:30 6:00 6:20 6:45 6:30 7:00 ----- 7:25 7:45 7:55 Way Trip Book* Book* Pass 6:10 6:35 6:45 7:10 ----- 8:25 8:45 8:55 Adult (13+) $5.50 $11.00 $45.00 $80.00 $150.00 7:20 7:50 7:55 8:20 Child (5-12) $2.75 $5.50 PURCHASE TICKETS INFORMATION CONTACTS E-mail/Comments to ferrycomments.goldengate.org Child under 5** FREE FREE ONBOARD THE FERRY 511 (toll-free) or 711 (TDD) For Larkspur and Sausalito website:www.goldengate.org Senior (65+) $3.25 $6.50 or at the Regional Transit Connection (RTC) at Schedule information harvested online. Disabled Persons* $3.25 $6.50 Active Military $4.25 $8.50 participating Bay Area HOLIDAY SERVICE: Larkspur & Sausalito NO SERVICE: Larkspur & Sausalito businesses. Please call the Schedules are subject to change. Seniors must show valid I.D., Regional In effect on Martin Luther King, Presidents’, Memorial, 4th of July, Labor No ferry service on New Year’s, Thanksgiving, September 24, 2006 Transit Connection, or Medicare Card. 24-hour Ferry Fone at (510) Day, modifi ed Holiday service is operated on the Day after Thanksgiving. and Christmas Day. Military personnel must show ilitary I.D. 522-3300 to confi rm times. Fun on Ferries, Shoreline Snacking and Shopping, Take the Kids, Bikes on Boats, Fun on Ferries... Blue & Gold Ferry BAY CRUISE VALLEJO/SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO CITY TOUR SAUSALITO Leave PIER 39 FERRY BLDG./ FISHERMAN’S WHARF FISHERMAN’S WHARF, PIER 41 FISHERMAN’S WHARF, PIER 41 Weekdays Weekends and Holidays Weekdays Leave Pier 41 City Tour does not operate Weekdays Daily during inclement weather. Leave Arrive Leave Arrive 10:45 10:45 Check with ticket booth on day Pier 41 Sausalito Sausalito Pier 41 11:30 12:00pm Leave Arrive Leave Arrive Leave Arrive 9:15am** of departure. 11:15** 12:00pm 12:45 Vallejo Ferry Ferry Pier 41 Pier 41 Vallejo 11:00am 11:40 11:50 12:10pm ** - Effective starting June 1 12:45 1:15 Bldg. Bldg. 2:15pm** 12:15pm 12:55pm 1:05pm 1:25 1:15 2:00 City Tour City Tour 1:35 2:10 2:20 2:35* 2:00 2:30 5:30am 6:25am 6:35am ------7:30am FARES: Only w/ Bay Cruise 2:45* 3:35* 3:40* 4:00* 2:30 3:15 6:30 7:25 7:35 ------8:30 5:00 5:30 5:40 6:30 Adult $44.00 $51.00 3:15 4:00 7:00 7:55 8:10 ------9:05 ------8:00 8:20 Senior (62+) $49.00 3:45 4:30 7:45 8:40 8:55 ------9:50 8:25*** 8:45*** 8:50*** 9:30*** Junior (12-18) $49.00 4:30 5:15 8:45 9:40 9:55 ------10:50 Child (5-11) $22.00 $27.00 6:00 6:00 10:00 10:55 11:10 11:20 11:30 12:05pm 11:30 12:25pm 12:40pm ------1:35 * Effective through May 26, 2006. These departures will resume 1:00pm 1:55 2:10 ------3:05 TIBURON September 5, 2006 Bay Cruise does not operate during inclement ***Fridays Only weather. Additional cruises may be added on 2:00 3:20 3:30 3:00 3:10 4:25 DOWNTOWN S.F., FERRY BLDG. 3:20 4:15 4:30 ------5:25 Weekend and Holidays demand. Check with ticket booth on day of sailing 4:05 5:00 5:15 ------6:10 Weekdays for schedule. No reserved seating available. 4:45 5:40 6:00 ------6:55 Leave Arrive Leave Arrive Leave Arrive Leave Arrive 5:35 6:30 6:45 ------7:40 Pier 41 Sausalito Sausalito Pier 41 FARES: All prices include audio tour. Tiburon Ferry Bldg. Ferry Bldg. Tiburon 6:35 7:55 8:05 7:35 7:45 9:00 11:20am 11:50 12:00pm 12:30pm 6:00am 6:20am ------Adult ...... $21.00 Junior (12-18) ...... $17.00 12:45pm 1:15pm 1:30 2:00 6:50 7:10 7:15am 7:35am Senior (62+) ...... $17.00 Child (5-11) ...... $13.00 Missed the last ferry from San Francisco? Take the bus to Vallejo, 2:10 2:40 2:50 3:20 7:50 8:10 8:15 8:35 Special Rates On Line weekdays and weekends at 10:30pm and weekends at 9:30pm 3:35 4:05 4:15 4:45 from in front of the Pier 1 Deli. Check Giants schedules 8:45 9:05 ------5:00 5:30 5:40 6:35 at www.baylinkferry.com. ------4:25pm 4:45pm ANGEL ISLAND 6:40 7:10 7:15 8:05 Weekends and Holidays 5:00pm 5:20pm 5:25 5:45 Weekdays 5:50 6:10 6:15 6:35 FARES: One-Way Leave Arrive Angel Depart Angel Arrive 6:40 7:00 7:15 7:35 Adult ...... $8.50 Leave Arrive Leave Arrive Leave Arrive Child (5-11) ...... $4.50 Pier 41 Island Island Pier 41 Vallejo SF FB SF FB Pier 41 Pier 41 Vallejo FARES: One-Way Round Trip 10:00am 10:20am 12:50pm 1:40pm 20 Ticket Commute Book ...... $100.00 Adult ...... $8.50 ...... $17.00 8:45am 9:40 9:55 ------10:50 Child (5-11) ...... $4.50 ...... $ 9.00 TIBURON Weekends 10:00 10:55 11:10 11:20am 11:30am 12:05pm 20 Ticket Commute Book ...... $100.00 FISHERMAN’S WHARF, PIER 41 Leave Arrive Angel Depart Angel Arrive No service Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day (Dec. 25), New 11:30 12:25pm 12:40pm ------1:35 Weekdays Pier 41 Island Island Pier 41 1:00pm 1:55 2:10 ------3:05 Year’s Day (Jan.1), or Presidents’ Day. 9:45am 10:10am 10:20am 1:15am 3:00 4:20 4:30 4:00 4:10 5:25 Leave Arrive Leave Arrive 11:30am 12:45pm 12:50pm 1:35pm 4:05 5:00 5:15 ------6:10 SBC PARK SERVICE Pier 41 Tiburon Tiburon Pier 41 2:00pm 2:50 3:00 3:30 5:35 6:30 6:45 ------7:40 Direct service is available from Alameda, Oakland, Tiburon, 11:00am 11:20 11:25 12:10pm ------4:40 5:30 6:35 7:30 7:45 ------8:40 Vallejo, Sausalito, and Larkspur for selected Giants baseball 12:15 12:35 12:40 1:25 8:20 9:15 9:50 9:20 9:30 10:45 games. For information, call (415) 705-5555 or visit our website at www.blueandgoldfl eet.com. 1:35* 1:50* 1:55* 2:35* Weekends and Holidays* to Angel Island 1:35** 1:50** 1:55** 2:15** VALLEJO/SAN FRANCISCO 2:45 3:05 3:10 4:00 Leave Leave Arrive Depart Arrive MUIR WOODS TOUR 4:05 4:45 ------Oakland Alameda Pier 41 Pier 41 Angel Is. FARES: FISHERMAN’S WHARF, PIER 41 5:00 5:55 6:00 6:30 9:00am 9:10am 9:35am 9:45am 10:10am Adult One-Way ...... $11.50 Leave Pier 41 ------7:45 8:20 Senior/Disabled/Medicare One-Way (65+/disabled)*. . . . . $5.75 8:25*** 9:05*** 9:10*** 9:30*** Leave Arrive Arrive Youth One-Way (6-12 years) ...... $5.75 Daily Angel Island Alameda Oakland Baylink DayPass...... $19.25 * Effective through May 26, 2006. These departures will Monthly Pass ...... $247.25 9:15am / 9:00am resume operating starting September 5, 2006 3:10pm 3:45pm 3:55pm 2:15pm / 2:00pm Call (707) 64-FERRY or visit www.baylinkferry.com for updated ** Effective May 30, 2006 through September 1, 2006 Effective May 21 through Ocober 30, 2005 information. *** Fridays Only Weekends and Holidays Angel Island Round-trip Fares MONTEREY/CARMEL & 17-MILE DRIVE The Muir Woods tour does not operate during inclement weather. Please check with the ticket booth on day of sailing for schedule. Leave Arrive Leave Arrive Visit the famed Monterey Peninsula by deluxe motor Round trip Pier 41 Tiburon Tiburon Pier 41 Adult Senior (32+) Disabled Child (6-12) coach. A breathtaking journey along the rugged California coastline to Monterey and Carmel for a day FARES: Round Trip 9:45am 10:35 10:50 11:15 $14.50 $14.50 $14.50 $8.50 11:30 12:10pm 12:25pm 1:35pm you won’t forget. Tour departs from Pier 41 at 9am. Adult...... $50.00 All times are estimates. Call (415) 705-5555 to reserve. Offered daily except Child (5-11)...... $27.00 2:00 2:25 2:35 3:30 Tuesday and Thursday. 4:00 4:55 5:05 5:30 Purchase tickets onboard the ferry. Muir Woods Package includes round trip ferry and bus shuttle. 5:00 5:55 6:05 6:35 * Angel Island Service operates on Saturdays Departs 9:15am at Pier 41 Fares: Round Trip No service Christmas Day or New Year’s Day (Jan. 1). 6:40 7:30 7:35 8:05 and Sundays only, as well as on the following Adult ...... $65.00 FARES: One-Way holidays: Memorial Day, Monday, May 29th; San Francisco City Tour, Muir Woods Tour, Monterey/ Child (3-11) ...... $40.00 Adult ...... $8.50 Tuesday, July 4th; and Labor Day, Monday, Carmel & 17-mile Drive, Sonoma/Napa Wine Tour, and Yosemite Tours all DEPART FROM PIER 41. Child (5-11) ...... $4.50 September 4th. SONOMA-NAPA WINE TOUR 20 Ticket Commute Book ...... $100.00 FISHERMAN’S WHARF, PIER 41 GENERAL INFORMATION http://www.baycrossings.com/ferry_schedules.asp Leave PIER 41 FARES: Round Trip Reservations: Advance ticket sales are available for all services and highly recomended for Alcatraz. Please 9 : 15am Daily Adult ------$63.00 call (415) 705-5555 to charge tickets by phone or online at www.telesails.com. There is an additional service *Starting June 1st Under 21------$40.00 charge of $2.25 per ticket for all individual phone and web orders. No reserved seating available. Includes round trip, motor coach, and winery tours. fi No service Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. Bicycles: Bicycles load rst and leave last unless otherwise instructed. On board, secure bike in bike rack provided. Bicycles are allowed on a fi rst come, fi rst served basis. Twenty-fi ve bicycles are allowed on the ferries; space permitting at the discretion of the Captain. No bicycles or scooters allowed on Alcatraz, Muir Woods, or Wine Tour. No scooters, rollerblades, or skateboards on Angel Island. Sponsored by Groups: Special fares may be available for groups of 15 or more. Call (415) 705-8214.
Disabled: All ferries are accessible by gangways and ramps for disabled persons. Ferries are accessible on the fi rst deck only. (Boats are glass enclosed for sightseeing and snack bar service is available.) Restrooms are accessible on all boats. If you need help, please ask for assistance. ATM located at Pier 39 & Pier 41. Schedules, Services, and Prices Subject to Change.
Alcatraz is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Blue & Gold Fleet is a concessionaire of the National Park Service.
www.baycrossings.com BAYCROSSINGS October 2006 35 LIBATIONS The Great Cork Debate
storing looking really yellow-gold, you drink from glasses, properly; and Betty tops all the way. While I’m fresh out of are probably in trouble.) Fussell, a New York food writer who has corkscrews, my hands still work.” But here’s the cork villain: an graced many wine panel discussions, who inherent chemical property called 2,4,6- said: “Do I have an opinion? You betcha. Dianne Boate trichloroanisole (TCA), also called “cork Twice I’ve shipwrecked on a plastic cork is a freelance taint,” is a volatile contaminant, which and I’ve sworn no more plastic corks. The writer, BY DIANNE BOATE & ROBERT MEYER has caused a lot of good wine to go bad fi rst time, the screwpull I’d used for 10 photographer – specifi cally, three years ago, there was years, without incident, was split to the and botanical very time you turn around an upsurge in TCA. gunwales by an obstinate plastic cork. illustration these days, someone seems This “corked” wine gave wineries Out went the screwpull. The second time, artist. Robert to be ranting about corks in a bad reputation and affected sales. since I was now screwpull-less, I used Meyer is a wine bottles. And when you Restaurants also suffer when patrons an old-fashioned double-handled, lever- consultant to the open a wine bottle, it’s a toss send back a “corked” bottle. Ah, all those type corkscrew and managed to get the wine and spirits industry. Listening for Eup on what kind of cork will be there. bottom lines. cork out of the bottle, but not the screw 28 years, Dianne has memorized all Then you have to deal with it. We asked some industry insiders out of the cork. I tried to cut the cork of Robert’s lines and can tell you with Real corks can break off halfway out, and people who make their living in the open with a butcher knife but wrecked the great authority what he will say when plastic corks won’t go back in and a screw world of wine what they thought about blade sawing against a brass screw. I threw he hears a cork being pulled. “Oh, that top suddenly on view can create a new traditional cork-vs-plastic-vs-screwtop. out the knife, the corkscrew, the cork and magical sound!” Dianne doesn’t say kind of “bottle shock.” Ed Delmon has been in the alcoholic hated the wine that had done that to me. anything. She just waits for the good So is that bottle shock warranted? beverage business for 55 years said, “Cork From now on, when the world runs out of glass to be fi lled. And is the cork the best way to seal the was the plastic of its time. If plastic had real cork from real trees, for me it’s screw bottle? been invented then they would have used The 17th century use of cork closures plastic. The future is screw caps.” to seal glass bottles began a new chapter Over 30 years of testing have shown in winemaking skills, for it was found a potential of better quality, consistency, that a tightly sealed bottle helped to keep longevity and less chemical/sensory wine longer. It was also discovered the changes. And, screw caps offer the cork closures let wine breathe and age, winemaker a way out of the dilemma of which became important for red wines. oxidation of wine in a bottle. Wineries According to the wine, the winemaker using bottles with corks can lose up to decides when to stop fermentation and 10% of their production, and no matter bottle the wine. If it is a heavy red, the how big or how small, 10% is a lot to lose,
Cork was the plastic of its time. If plastic had been invented then they would have used plastic. The future is screw caps.” — Ed Delmon
cork closure provides air —important for to say nothing of waste. development of fl avor. Other wines made Agreement about screw caps was for more immediate consumption, such voiced by the owners of Blackwell’s Wines as Beaujolais Nouveau and white wines, and Spirits in the Richmond District of the breathing aspect of the cork is not so San Francisco; Michael Denny, president important, because the character of the of American Wine Distributors; Ron wine is already established. But make Hildebrand, graphics/wine label illustrator; no mistake, too much air and leakage Syndi Seid, creator of Advanced Etiquette, can damage any bottle of wine. (If you who teaches how to open bottles and see a white wine that you have been LIBATIONS
Magnolia Brew Review Brewery
BY JOEL WILLIAMS the New Speedway but was still quite light mentioning. They serve traditional pub and refreshing. grub like pizza, burgers and wings, and The third, Blue Bell Bitter, an Extra there are several non-pub delicacies agnolia Pub & Brewery Special Bitter (ESB), has a rich, malty, available like fish du jour, vegetable in San Francisco has robust character. Basically, it had a little pistou, pork chops, jerk chicken and Makers of Hangar One a Grateful Dead more of everything that the other two nightly specials. Magnolia is proud to Vodka, St. George Single theme and, since I offered (4.9% ABV) with a nice body and support sustainable agriculture as well as Malt Whiskey, and Aqua Perfecta Eau de Vie consider myself a noticeable hop bitterness. local farms and businesses. Their meat Deadhead, I put on a tie-dye, slipped on “This style is about balance, despite and poultry is all natural, free range and M Tours: Saturdays at 1pm my Birkenstocks and headed down to the the misnomer of the name, bitter. That’s raised without the use of hormones or Haight to meet with Owner/Head Brewer the troublesome name issue.” McLean antibiotics. Tasting Room Hours: Dave McLean and sample his brews. explained, “Because of the name, people So next time you feel like heading Wed-Sat noon-7pm Magnolia, located on the corner of will end up going away from the thing down to the Haight for a dose of the Sun noon-6pm Haight and Masonic in a Victorian built that they’re probably most likely to like freewheeling hippy atmosphere, stop by in 1903, opened in 1997 after extensive and go for the IPA, which if they don’t the Magnolia Pub & Brewery for a little 2601 Monarch Street construction to the building’s cramped like bitter, they are least likely to like.” bit of traditional English Ale House fused Alameda, CA 94501 and neglected basement that houses the Magnolia also had all three bitters in with the local psychedelic music and 510.864.0635 brewery. The pub is small but the interior the form of cask conditioned ales, along atmosphere. Oh yeah, and if feel like www.stgeorgespirits.com woodwork that was installed around with two other cask beers. wearing a tie-dye and Birkenstocks, you’ll the 1920s beautifully complements the I’ve had cask conditioned ales fi t right in. psychedelic mural above the bar that at several breweries before but have wraps around the interior. Grateful Dead never seen such an elaborate set up and Cafe society blooms, lyrical references can be found in the dedication to this traditional English Magnolia Pub & Brewery will host unexpectedly at the Cannery. mural, if you look closely. serving method. Magnolia has a dedicated October’s “Meet the Brewers Even locals are fi nding new reasons to like Fisherman’s Wharf. Now, on to the beer. There are usually cask cellar that holds over 25 casks and Night” sponsored by the San 12 beers on tap and fi ve additional cask fi ve beer engines to pull the beer up to Francisco Brewers Guild. Drop ales, among them three different “Bitters.” the bar without using CO2, where they by on October 19 between 6PM McLean says he is inspired by English are served in traditional 20-ounce English and 9PM to enjoy a casual pint style beers and therefore, Magnolia’s uses pint glasses. and meet some of the local only the fi nest, imported fl oor-malted Cask conditioned ales have a very low brewers from Magnolia and other English barley and an English Ale variety carbonation level and are served at a cellar breweries in San Francisco. of house yeast. temperature of 56 degrees Fahrenheit, not Magnolia Pub & Brewery “What you won’t find at most warm or at room temperature. Since cold 1398 Haight Street American breweries is a range of bitters.” temperatures numb the taste buds, serving (415) 864-7468 McLean said, adding, “Bitters are not so them at a slightly higher temperature www.magnoliapub.com bitter anymore. In the olden days, bitters allows the cask ale characteristics to were more bitter than the sour beers that come through, and the low carbonation were prevalent at the time, so bitters were allows for a fuller taste to be experienced, the fresh young beers that had a lot of hop without the distraction of all of those aroma and character. In England, bitters bursting CO2 bubbles. “The Mothership of all Pubs” are a really broad category.” A great example of what a cask can SF Guardian The fi rst of the three bitters I tried was offer is Proving Ground IPA. This beer “A reasonable priced menu feeds the masses” the New Speedway Bitter. I found it to is a modern West Coast IPA that has an SF Guardian be very smooth and clean, as well as nice aggressive hop aroma and fl avor, but when 85 Beers and light in both mouthfeel and alcohol served as cask conditioned ale, it takes Joel Williams was a professional craft (68 on draft) content (3.6% ABV). on a different character. I found it to be brewer for over 7 years at several Next up was Pearly Baker’s Best Bitter, exceptionally smooth with rather tame breweries. He earned a Diploma in Jacks Cannery Bar Brewing Sciences in 1996 from the also on the low end of the spectrum as hop characteristics--I felt it was the best world-renowned Siebel Institute of Del Monte Square far as alcohol (4.1 ABV) and mouthfeel. beer I tried that day. Technology in Chicago. Pearly had a little more malt fl avor than Magnolia’s food is also worth 441 Jefferson St. San Francisco
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Blue Angels “Iron Chef” Style Cook-Off Soon you’ll begin to hear the roar, look outside and catch Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto hosts its 6th Annual Crabby Chef a glimpse of the Blue Angels racing in the sky during Fleet Competition. The top East Bay chefs are competing to create Week. Th e Blue Angels demonstrate their precision piloting in the best crab dish in a 20-minute “Iron Chef”-style cook-off, an always-impressive air show right above the Bay. Northern judged by a panel of local media celebrity tasters. Outdoor waterfront. Sat. Oct. 7, 2:30-5PM & Sun., Oct. 8, 1-5PM. booths selling crab, chowder and other seafood, plus beer, http://fl eetweek.us/fl eetweek wine and soft drinks. Sun., Oct. 15, 11AM-4:30PM, cook-off at 2PM. 1919 Fourth St., Berkeley. For more information, call Red Bull (510) 845-7771. www.spengers.com Need some more adrenalin in your life? Good because San Francisco is the only U.S. city you Angels Who Ride can see Th e Red Bull Air Race World Series. You’re invited to join in the 8th Annual Summer It’s touted as the “Formula 1 of the air,” with Run and BBQ, sponsored by Hells Angels pilots attaining speeds of up to 300 mph, and Motorcycle Club of Sonoma County. A $20 withstanding G-forces that would make your donation gets you a ticket to ride, food, dancing, cat fl oat. Northern waterfront, SF. Sat. Oct. 7, entry for raffl e prizes. If you don’t join, then at 12:30-2:30PM. Oct. 8, 12:30-2:30PM. www. least you know what that sound is. Sign in for the redbullairrace.com run is at the 516 Frazier Ave. Santa Rosa. 9AM- Noon. www.hellsangelssonomaco.com Parade of Ships Fleet Week also means sailors on big ships. What now... Free Theater? Watch a fl otilla of naval vessels in the annual Perhaps theater is your thing, and who couldn’t parade of ships. San Diego-based Th ird Fleet use a little theater? Ten-thousand free tickets to Navy ships, one U.S. Coast Guard cutter and theatres like A.C.T., Beach Blanket Babylon, three Canadian Navy vessels will participate; Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Magic Theatre, ship tours available to the public. Sat., Oct. 7, will be distributed in order to attract new 11AM-12PM. www.fl eetweek.us/fl eetweek audiences to – gasp – live theatre. Theatres all over the Bay Area will fl ing their doors wide open Waterfront Fireworks and let just anyone in, for free. Oct. 19 is the Hornblower Cruises & Events is sponsoring date. Tickets can be reserved in person at Union fi reworks along the waterfront on the weekend Square at 1PM on Oct. 3 at the TIX Pavilion, of Fleet Week. Take convenient transportation or at www.tixbayarea.com after 6PM. For more to the ferry building and take your pick of information, call (415) 430-1140 or visit www. good spots along the waterfront to view the theatrebayarea.org. show. Th ere’s the piers, the grass, the restaurant decks… Fri. & Sat., Oct. 6-7, 9PM. Save a Mammal, Shuck an Oyster McCormick & Kuleto’s hosts their 13th annual Shuck & OceanFest Feast Swallow Oyster Challenge to benefi t The Marine Mammal All that looking up at planes and sea air makes a person hungry. Center. Approximately 12 teams will shuck and eat as many Travel a little further down the shoreline to Crissy Field, a grassy oysters as possible in 10 minutes. The record is just under 200. fl at area in the Marina District that will be fi lled with sustainable An oyster and wine pairing immediately follows the competition culinary seafood delicacies prepared by notable chefs from celebrated at McCormick & Kuleto’s Seafood Restaurant from 6-8PM. local restaurants. Local beer brews, fi ne wine, music. Sat., Oct. 7, Tickets at the door $25. The challenge is free and open to the 11AM-4PM at the Farallones Visitor Center. For more information, public. For information, (415) 929-1730 or (415) 929-8374. call (415) 561-6625, ext. 314, or visit www.farallones.org CUESA Sunday Supper 138 Years of Family The Center for Urban Education and Sustainable Agriculture North Beach is the home to many Italian and Sicilian descendants of presents its Sunday Supper, when local, seasonal ingredients immigrants who helped create a neighborhood of unique ambiance from the farms and food artisans featured at the Ferry Plaza and fl avor. The 138th Italian Heritage Parade, the oldest civic Farmers Market are used by forty chefs from leading Bay Area celebration in The City, makes its way from the Wharf to the narrow restaurants to prepare fall’s fi nest dishes. Oct. 8, 6PM hors streets of North Beach in celebration of this heritage. Sun. Oct. 8, d’oeuvres, family-style dinner at 7PM. Ferry Building Grand 12:30-3:30PM. (415) 703-9888. www.sfcolumbusday.org Hall. Tickets are $150 per person, available at www.cuesa.org.
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