SF News Crusty Sailboat Owner Shows Up In Federal Court Barefoot, Promises to Get Stranded Boat Off Stinson Beach A sailboat that ran aground on Stinson Beach in July has until Monday to get back in the water, a federal judge has ruled, or else Marin County authorities are going to start taking it apart. Its crusty captain made a notable appearance in federal court on Thursday.
SF News ‘Pirates’ Pulling Increasingly Brazen Thefts at the Docks of Oakland’s Marinas A recent rash of thefts at the house boats and sailboats at the 13 marinas in Alameda County is overwhelming the small number of maritime law enforcement personnel there, as thieves sometimes commandeer and steal entire boats.
Arts & Entertainment Crazy Looking, Green-Powered Catamaran to Sail Through Golden Gate Thursday Evening A solar-, wind-, and hydrogen-powered catamaran dubbed the Energy Observer is making a stop in the Bay Thursday evening and staying for the week.
SF News Hydrofoil Water Taxi Startup Aims To Ferry Bay Area Commuters Ooh la la! French startup founders Alain Thebault and Anders Bringdal, a duo who broke the record for speed on a sailboat they designed back in 2009, were speeding through San Francisco and
SF News Video: USS San Diego Enters The Bay For Fleet Week Fleet Week is officially upon us, and that means that in addition to the Blue Angels flying above, the Bay is going to be teeming with Navy vessels all week long. To kick
SF News Video: Pod Of Whales Frolics Near Crissy Field Bay boaters should make sure to be on high alert today, after multiple sightings of whales near the San Francisco shore. According to CBS 5, two whales were spotted swimming between Alcatraz and
Arts & Entertainment Photo Du Jour: Launch For Hire In Inverness, California, near Point Reyes National Seashore, shot by andertho.
Arts & Entertainment Hungover Thoughts On The America's Cup, From The Deck Of The Princess Aside from bed and couch, there are no optimal places to be very hungover. However, there are some locations that will make matters worse: the backseat of your parent’s car, for instance,
Arts & Entertainment So There's An Airbnb for Boats Now In inevitable startup news, that one guy who was telling you that his idea is "like Airbnb, but for boats!" got funded. The result is Boatbound, "the first fully insured 'pier-to-pier' boat rental
SF News Also, America's Cup Opened Yesterday According to the Chronicle, yesterday's kickoff to the America's Cup drew "throngs to the waterfront." The controversial race, dating back to the Victorian era, will pit four countries against each other: Oracle Team
Arts & Entertainment This Mission Creek Houseboat Will Make You Cry The New York Times is good at reminding us about everything we're not. We're not especially fashion conscious by comparison, we're not preoccupied by Ivy League admissions (thank god), and we're certainly not
SF News Port Of S.F. Sinks Local Man's Dream To Build Dumpy Waterfront Restaurant Vincent Lackey, the owner of a rotting houseboat that has been stuck in the mud in India Basin for months, is about to see his dreams of opening a waterfront restaurant come to
SF News Watch Team Korea Capsize During America's Cup Training Oops. Team Korea capsized their boat on Saturday, August 18, while training for the America's Cup World Series in the San Francisco Bay. "We were in a little race with Energy Team and
SF News A Houseboat Stuck In The Mud Is Our New Favorite NIMBY Problem A local man who has spent the past 20 years building a houseboat that he hopes will become Pier 1's next great restaurant has suddenly found his plans literally stuck in the mud.
SF News French Say Au Revoir To America's Cup Yet another woe befell San Francisco's gift to billionaire Larry Ellison and his fancy boat race. Specifically, the French sailing team has dropped out of the race. "The team, called Aleph, announced Tuesday
SF News Extremely Large Shipping Vessel Slips Under The Golden Gate Bridge, Becomes Huge Media Event The MSC Fabiola, which is about one-third larger than a normal cargo ship, became the largest vessel to enter the San Francisco Bay when it slipped under the Golden Gate bridge yesterday. At
SF News America's Cup Yacht Arrives In S.F. The Oracle Racing USA-14, Larry Ellison's America's Cup-winning yacht, arrived in San Francisco at Pier 80 on Monday. "The device to catch the wind is called a wing, and is so efficient it
SF News Possible Boat Fire At Pier 45 Firefighters are at the scene of a reported boat fire on Pier 45. The call came in a little after 6 a.m. (Speaking of boats, do any of you fine readers live
SF News It's Official: America's Cup 2013 To Be Held in S.F. Suck it, Newport, Rhode Island. San Francisco has been chosen to host the next America's Cup. Our fair city was chosen much in part due to our "natural amphitheater" in which spectators can
SF News Couple Safe After Falling Overboard Near Bodega Bay A man and a woman who were crab fishing off of Bodega Bay on Sunday morning were thrown overboard after a large wave hit their 15-foot boat. They were both wearing life jackets
SF News America's Cup: It's Down to Two The contest to become the host of the 2013 America's Cup is down to two finalists. According to the sailboat-happy Chronicle Valencia, Spain has dropped out, which leaves San Francisco and an "undisclosed
SF News Daly Vows to Stop America's Cup In S.F. We've noted before that, amid concerns over the city plans to use "the people's money so that a billionaire can have his yacht race," Supervisor Chris Daly wasn't keen on San Francisco's plan
SF News Chris Daly Speaks Out About S.F.'s 'Billionaire Yacht Race' Bid "It's a billionaire's regatta. Why are we going out to raise $270 million for Larry fucking Ellison?" asked Supervisor Chris Daly at a recent press conference. What's he talking about? This: San Francisco's
SF News Search Resumes for Woman Who Placed Distress Call A U.S. Coast Guard search is underway after a woman sent out a distress call on Monday night just off the coast of Tiburon. "Minutes before 10 p.m., Coast Guard Chief
