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August 2018

Around the Bay in August 2018

The third annual World Dog Surfing Championships will take place on Saturday, August 4 at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica. More...

WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES August 2018

Sailing in Tahiti offers balmy easterly trade winds averaging between 15 to 20 knots throughout the year. More...

Hard-Hitting Entertainment

While many Bay Area sports fans were glued to television sets broadcasting the World Cup in Moscow last month, another live, world-class event was being staged at San Francisco's legendary Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill. More...

Late Summer Sizzles at Jack London Square

The summer fun continues at Jack London Square with two free events on Oakland's vibrant waterfront destination-the Taste of Oakland festival series on August 4 and September 1, More...

What Could Go Awry? (Part 2)

In last month's column, I began relating the story of the strongest winds I've ever experienced while out on the water. More...

Transbay Transit Center Opens This Month

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) announced that the new Salesforce Transit Center officially opens to the public at noon on Saturday, August 11 with a neighborhood block party. More...

Dream of Zero-Emission Passenger Ferry to Become Reality

​The zero-emission passenger vessel that Red & White Fleet President Tom Escher has been dreaming about for the last three years is slated to carry its first travellers on San Francisco Bay by the end of next year. More...

The Bay Is Thirsty for Fresh Water

A lack of fresh water is tearing apart San Francisco Bay's web of life. More...

TRMI Offers Training for Maritime Careers

From deckhands to bartenders to operations supervisors to captains, this column has introduced you over the past six years to more than 75 people who are successfully making a career for themselves right here on the San Francisco Bay Area's bustling ferries. More...

Port of Oakland Faces New Challenges During Peak Season

While the Port of Oakland is widely recognized as the chief U.S. West Coast gateway for exports, volume is down 1.8 percent through six months of 2018. More...

ON OUR COVER August 2018

The zero-emission passenger vessel that Red & White Fleet President Tom Escher has been dreaming about for the last three years is slated to carry its first load across the San Francisco Bay by the end of next year. More...