January 05

Letters to the Editor
On the Cover
Flyway Festival
Port of Oakland Announces
Alliance
January 2005 is “Dine-
About-Town(Tm)” Month
in San Francisco
Hike Marin with the Sierra Club
Sailing Calendar
Tsunami Experience
Breakfast by the Bay Ferry Building’s Breakfast Opportunities
Fleet Week Forensics
Walk-through Walls Benicia’s Historic Tannery Building
Cool Places to Shop for the New Year
VTA’s Monomaniacal Manifest Destiny – BART to San Jose
Dispatch from Dogpatch
Second Annual San Francisco Ocean Film Festival Heads Ashore, January 29-30
Alan Leon, Oakland, California
Rescuing Riders from the Rain: Staying Dry While Taking Water Transit
Danilo Trio Joins Jack’s Bistro Music Line-up in January
Libations: New Year’s in Southern Chile...
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Bay CrossingsSailing Calendar

The official calendars for the various yacht clubs and organizations were not available at press time. Please check with sponsoring organization to confirm events, race times, etc.

Jan. 10-11 – Mid Winters, Berkeley YC
Jan. 15 – Jack Frost #2, Encinal YC
Jan. 15-16 – Little Daddy Regatta, Richmond YC
Jan. 15-16 – Mid Winter #1 & 2, Corinthian YC
Jan. 16 – Chowder Series, Berkeley YC
Jan. 22 – Tiny Robbins Regatta #3, Vallejo YC
Jan. 23 – Chowder Series, Berkeley YC
Jan. 28-Feb. 6 – NorCal Boat Show at the Alameda County Fairgrounds (Pleasanton). Info, www.ncma.com or (800) 698-5777
Jan. 29 – Three Bridge Fiasco, Single-Handed Sailing Soc, meet at Oakland YC
Jan. 30 – Chowder Series, Berkeley YC
Feb. 5 – Manny Fungundas Seaweed Soup Regatta #4, Golden Gate YC
Feb. 5-6 – Mid Winter #3, Richmond YC
Feb. 19 – Tiny Robbins Regatta #4, Vallejo YC
Feb. 19-20 – Mid Winter #3 & 4, Corinthian YC
Mar. 5-6 – Mid Winter #4, Richmond YC
Mar. 12-13 – Big Daddy Regatta, Richmond YC
Mar. 19 – Spring Potluck. Membership drive and fun event. Pt. San Pablo YC, Richmond. Contact Jeff Stokes or www.mastermariners.org.
Apr. 2-3 – Bullship Race, sponsored by Richmond Yacht Club, sailing 8’ one-person boats from Sausalito to San Francisco’s shore.
Apr. 13-17 – Strictly Sail Pacific (formerly Sail Expo). Same great boat show, new name. Save the dates! More info at www.sailamerica.com.
Apr. 16 – HDA #3
Apr. 30-May 1 – Vallejo Opener. This is the largest inland yacht race in the area. It is a beautiful sight to see on the first day as the colored spinnakers fill the Bay and string out all the way to Vallejo. The second day, the slowest boats leave first as they all race for the finish near the San Rafael Bridge. It’s a great day to ride a ferry to Vallejo.