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Ferry is Christened – and a Ferry Manager’s Heart Nearly
Sinks
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hearty group of Mendocino folk joined Bridge District
officials for a lumberjack’s ribbon cutting, yet…
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it was Celia Kupersmith, General Manager of the Golden
Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, who was
to perform the ceremonial act of breaking a bottle of fine
Mendocino champagne on the bow. Kupersmith takes steady
aim....
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but it turns out that the men are strong and so are the
champagne bottles in Mendocino. After a mighty swing
against the bow of the M.V. Mendocino that left her
jangling like a cartoon character, it was Champagne
Bottle: 1; Kupermsith: 0.
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three more valiantly energetic, and no doubt painful,
attempts, Ferry Manager David Clark thought it the better
part of valor – and wise career planning – to…
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matters into his own hands.
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| All’s
Well that Ends Well: mission accomplished, Celia
Kupersmith congratulates David Clark, who just now is
surely thinking "why me?" |
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M.V. Mendocino
Joins Golden Gate Fleet
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| The
sleek new M.V. Mendocino, as seen from Route 1 atop the
bridge leading into Fort Bragg overseeing Port Noyo. |
Golden
Gate Ferry made it official Friday, July 20 in Fort Bragg. With the
christening of the M.V. Mendocino
there’s a new member of the family. Golden Gate Ferry names its
vessels after the counties that make up its governing board; smart
politics and a good excuse to spend a beautiful afternoon at Port Noyo.
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| Celia
Kupersmith, General Manager of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway
and Transportation District MC’ed the mercifully brief
official speeches, which included a sincerely touching segment
in which a group of ordinary Mendocino residents spent a moment
at the microphone welcoming the new ferryboat. |
The M.V. Mendocino was
built by Nichols Brothers Shipyard of Whidbey Island, Washington and
sailed down the Pacific Coast to the Bay Area by Captain Mik Beatie and
a crew of six. Bay Crossings asked George Nichols, 14, son of
shipyard owner Matt Nichols and representing the fourth generation of
Nichols to build ships, to give us a tour.
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