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2018 Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show Docks in Richmond April 19-22

Photo/Monique Selvester

The west coast’s largest and highly anticipated Marine Sports Expo –  The Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show – celebrates sailing, boating, and the marine sport lifestyle over four days in Richmond, CA from Thursday, April 19 through Sunday, April 22. Boats and equipment pack the 45,000 sq. ft. historic Craneway building overlooking San Francisco Bay with 21,000 sq. ft. of additional outdoor space and a beautiful walkway down to the Marina Bay Yacht Harbor docks for the in-water exhibits.

Beautiful new sail and power boats in and out of the water are on display and available for tours, with boats of every size and budget from high-end sail and power yachts to multihulls, daysailers and inflatables. New marine products include hardware, the latest electronics, engines, solar panels, foul weather gear, life jackets, stand up paddle boards, kayaks, technical clothing, and more

“We are pleased to welcome so many exceptional exhibitors this year,” said Katie Kelly, Sail America Association Manager. “They are showcasing the latest marine products, boats, technology and services and the seminar instructors will touch on subjects from self-sufficiency and prep for your cruising adventures to the basics of understanding the impact of tropical cyclones on our oceans.“

Free and advance registration paid seminars are presented over the four days of the boat show for those who are new to boating and for seasoned boaters; details are available on the show website. (PacificBoatShow.com). There will be hands-on boating clinics run by Bay Area companies Club Nautique and Passage Nautical. Topics may include An Intro to Sailing a Boat over 40ft., Twin Engine Clinic – Maneuvering & Docking, and a Catamaran Sailing Clinic. A favorite activity for young people is the free radio-controlled model sailboat racing. All boat show guests are invited to come down and talk with the experts

Photo/Monique Selvester

The Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show appeals to all generations of marine sports enthusiasts with new fun events:

  • 510 Waterline offers free mini-intros to Stand Up Paddle Boarding with short rides at the boat launch ramp Friday 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and on Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. They also have a Just Paddle excursion on Friday 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., an Earth Day paddle on Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. and a SUP yoga class on Sunday from 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
  • On Saturday Groundwork Richmond, an environmental organization restoring the environment with the next generation of environmental stewards, celebrates Earth Day at the Marina Bay Yacht Harbor with their kayak fleet, nature and environment interactive lessons and free on-the-water tours of Richmond’s historic waterfront.
  • Also planned is a Coast Guard Helicopter rescue on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (dependent upon Coast Guard priorities).
  • If you are at the show by 5:30 p.m. on Friday April 20, you can attend the free Latitude 38 and Twin Rivers Marine Insurance party at Assemble restaurant.
  • On Saturday Cruising Outpost hosts their annual free Cruisers Party at 6:00 p.m., with a raffle to benefit the Educational Tall Ships Foundation Project in Sausalito.
  • Available at the Visit Richmond CA’s booth is the Richmond Trail Guide with a map of where to EAT, DRINK, STAY & PLAY in Richmond.

    Photo/Monique Selvester

The show is in its third year at Craneway Pavilion and Marina Bay Yacht Harbor in Richmond, CA and will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Details online at http://www.PacificBoatShow.com, on Twitter @PacificBoatShow and on Facebook @PacificSailandPowerBoatShow.

About Sail America

Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show is produced by Sail America. Sail America is the trade association for the U.S. sailing industry and plays a vital role for all companies that are involved in providing sailing-related products and services. Established in 1990, Sail America works hard to promote the health and growth of sailing. www.sailamerica.com

By |2018-03-29T11:30:57-07:00March 29th, 2018|0 Comments
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Valentine’s Mermaid & Merman ‘Just Paddle’ with Richmond’s 510-Waterline

“Show your true colors this Valentine’s Day Weekend. Get your Mer-person on! Come paddle on Richmond’s aquatic playground February 10 as your favorite mermaid or merman. All participants must have prior paddle experience to join this event.” Mara & Jess

WHEN: Saturday, February 10th, 10am
WHERE: Marina Bay Yacht Harbor, Richmond
WHAT:

  • This is a Just Paddle event. Participants must have have prior paddling experience or have taken their SUP Intro class.
  • Tailgate Party Following
  • The event is $30.

You can contact 510-Waterline by email or text them: 510-592-8375.

Other great news: You can take mini-introduction courses Sat., Mar. 24 at the Emeryville Marina to find out if you like this sport! More details about Emeryville Day on the Bay.

More Details on their site.

By |2018-02-09T14:42:26-08:00February 6th, 2018|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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Bay Trail now has 34 Completed Miles in Richmond!

Richmond now has 34 miles of Bay Trail in place. According to a January 2018 report from TRAC, Trails for Richmond Action Committee, the 34 miles represent nearly 10% of the 355 miles completed of the planned 500-mile walking and cycling path along the San Francisco and San Pablo Bays.

Great Blue Herons & Gadwall Mallards Photo/Alan Jensen

Here are some highlights of their progress report:

  • For the first time, residents of neighborhoods such as North Richmond and Hilltop can walk and bike the Bay Trail to Point Pinole Regional Shoreline.
    • East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) completed two projects and now the Bay Trail links Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, Landfill Loop and Wildcat Creek trails with the Plunge, Hilltop, North Richmond, Iron Triangle, Atchison Village and Point Richmond neighborhoods.
  • At Pt. Molate construction is underway on 1.16 mi. of Bay Trail between Castro St. & Stenmark Drive. According to the report, EBRPD completed a 65% preliminary design to extend the Point Molate Bay Trail 2.5 miles from the RSR Bridge to the northern border of the City’s Point Molate property, including a mile of Bay Trail on a shoreline easement donated by Chevron and 1.5 miles on City property.
  • Plans to extend the Bay Trail across the Richmond San Rafael Bridge are getting closer to fruition, which is quite a

    The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge 2012.

    breakthrough for enthusiastic pedestrians and cyclists. Bids are currently being evaluated to convert the Bridge’s top deck shoulder into a barrier-separated ten foot wide Bay Trail to be completed in 2018.

  • Over eight miles of gaps remain, despite Richmond having more Bay Trail completed out of the nine-county area.
  • Plans to complete 2.9 miles of new trail during 2018 are in process along with another 2.5 miles during 2019:
    • The city now has the funding to fill the 1/3 mile trail gap on narrow Goodrick Avenue between the Dotson Family Marsh staging area and the Richmond Parkway Bay Trail
    • A mile of Bay Trail is in the works running north from the Atlas Rd. bridge on the eastern side of the Union Pacific rail corridor

  • Dotson Marsh Bay Trail

    On the South Shore, the five miles of Bay Trail following the shoreline between Central Ave and Harbour Way South currently link eight city, regional, state and national parks.

  • A four-mile Richmond Wellness Trail Plan adopted by the City Council will connect Downtown Richmond, including the Kaiser Medical Facility and BART/AMTRAK station, with the Bay Trail via Marina Way South, connecting residential areas with the shoreline and linking the southern shoreline with the Ferry Point Loop Trail and the northern shoreline.

Richmond Takes Lead in San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail

The City of Richmond designated four new launch sites to join the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail, which is a regional program that encourages non-motorized small boaters to safely enjoy the San Francisco Bay. Richmond leads all Bay Area cities in this program enhancing access to Bay waters for kayaks, stand up paddleboards (SUPs) and kiteboards with seven official locations maintained by the City and EBRPD.

About TRAC

When TRAC was founded in 1999, Richmond had only 12 miles of San Francisco Bay Trail fragments. This has burgeoned to over 34 miles in 18 years thanks primarily to the City of Richmond and East Bay Regional Park District with strong support from the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Bay Trail Project, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) and the California Coastal Conservancy.      

TRAC’s mission is two fold:
1. Complete the San Francisco Bay Trail in Richmond, assuring that it is linked to public parks and population centers and maintained in perpetuity and
2. Promote use and enjoyment of the Bay Trail by all who live and work in Richmond and as a visitor attraction to showcase the City of Richmond’s shoreline.

TRAC has acquired $7.2 million in grant funds used by the City of Richmond to close gaps in the Bay Trail! Stimulated by TRAC’s Interpretive Subcommittee, over 50 new interpretive and way finding exhibits have mushroomed to enrich the Bay Trail experience.

The Bay Trail in Richmond New Year 2018 Report was made available by Bruce Beyaert, Chair & Bruce Brubaker, Vice Chair, TRAC Steering Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By |2018-01-05T15:58:36-08:00January 5th, 2018|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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Have Fun & Learn About Coral with Pt. Richmond’s MARE at SF’s Waterbar

Did you know that some deep-sea coral live to be over 4,000 years old? Did you know we still have large coral and sponge colonies off the coast of California that support rich communities of fish? They need our protection.

Join Dirk Rosen, founder and executive director of MARE (Marine Applied Research & Exploration), at the 5th Annual MARE Soirée and learn more about exploring and protecting deep-sea corals, the old growth forests of the ocean.

WHEN: Thurs., Nov. 16 – 6-9pm

WHERE: Waterbar, 399 The Embarcadero in San Francisco

WHAT: Enjoy drinks and sustainable seafood with MARE’s Executive Director Dirk Rosen, their Board of Directors, staff and supporters as you learn more about exploring and protecting deep-sea corals. Waterbar is the perfect setting on the waterfront because they continue to set new standards of sustainability, variety and excellence in the sourcing, preparation and presentation of food from the sea.

Don’t wait, ticket prices go up on Nov. 7th! Tickets

Photo/MARE

Every ticket helps fund the discovery of uncharted deep coral ecosystems, and provides the scientific basis for their protection. 

About MARE

MARE’s mission is to explore and document the world’s oceans ​​to support their conservation and management. Recently in collaboration with Oceana and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, MARE explored conducted a scientific expedition to “never before explored” waters in Southern CA. The group documented the living seafloor (more than 14,000 invertebrates, including 4,786 corals, sponges and sea pens) off Southern California along with species that rely upon healthy coral gardens, sponge beds, and rocky reefs for habitat, breeding, feeding, nurseries and survival. In their report they urged federal fishery managers to safeguard these special places from destructive bottom trawl fishing.

MARE works collaboratively with state and federal agencies, academic institutions, and other non-governmental organizations.  To date, MARE has documented over 2,700 kilometers of seafloor off California’s coast alone—much of which had never been viewed before. MARE also designs, builds, upgrades and repairs underwater robotic vehicles and offers post-survey data processing and analysis.

Photo/MARE

About Dirk Rosen, MARE founder and executive director

Dirk has over 25 years of deep-water engineering experience. He was president and director of Deep Ocean Engineering before selling the company in 2000. At DOE, he was project manager and test pilot for all three Deep Rover 1,000 meter-rated manned submersibles, and a designer/operator of the Phantom and Bandit ROV systems. At Hawkes Ocean Technologies he served as project manager for the 11,000 meter rated Challenger, a manned submersible designed to go to the deepest point in the ocean, the Marianas Trench. He served on the board of Save the Bay for nine years. MARE is located in Brickyard Cove in Richmond, CA.

About Corals

  • Deep-sea corals and sponges create large structures that support rich and abundant communities of fish and other invertebrates, many of commercial importance.
  • Deep-sea corals and sponges grow slowly and live a long time – a black coral was found to be over 4,200 years old and thousand year-old individuals are common.
  • These “old-growth forests of the deep ocean” are very vulnerable to bottom-contact fishing, especially trawling, which can destroy an ecosystem that has been in place for millennia.
  • The waters off the US West Coast still contain large colonies of corals and sponges, along with a myriad of other organisms that depend on them. The challenge is to find these communities before they’re destroyed.
  • To help protect the remaining coral and sponge habitats of the Pacific coast, MARE is combining their existing exploration capability with sophisticated machine learning algorithms to pioneer efficient new methods of locating and documenting these vital ocean places.

 

 

 

 

By |2017-11-03T11:17:57-07:00November 3rd, 2017|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments
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Richmond Swims for Kids’ Sake at Keller Cove!

WHEN: Saturday, September 23

  • Swimmer Check-in:  7:30- 9:15am
  • Pre-race Instructions: 9:30-9:45am
  • ½, 1 & 2 mi swims: 10am-12noon
  • Awards & refreshments: 12-1pm

WHERE: Keller Beach, Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline

WHAT: Join Richmond Swims at Keller Cove & Help Raise Funds for Richmond’s Sailfish program

  • Eighth annual open water Bay swim
  • Open water swim competitions for youth ages 6 to 18 and adult swimmers at ½-mile, 1-mile and 2-mile distances – wetsuit and non-wetsuit.
  • Fundraising event to benefit the youth USA swim team “Sailfish” program in the City of Richmond, which is based at the restored Richmond Municipal Natatorium, known as The Plunge.
  • Proceeds will be used to provide scholarships to inner-city and at risk youth throughout Richmond; pay for pool rental fees, training equipment and coaches’ salary.
  • East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) will provide water safety and lifeguard services for the event.
  • This is the final event of the Pacific Masters 2016 open water swim season
  • Presented by: Richmond Plunge Masters (RPM)/Richmond Sailfish
  • Sanctioned by: USMS/Pacific Masters and USA Swimming/Pacific Swimming  Lifeguard Services and East Bay Regional Park District
  • All participants must be 2017 USMS certified members. Non-USMS swimmers may register with USMS at the event on race day for a standard membership or for a single event membership at reduced cost
  • The swim is open to handicapped swimmers; contact Head Coach John Schonder regarding specific water assistance needs

Swim Events:

  • 18yrs. + over -1/2 mi, 1mi, 2mi – wetsuit, non-wetsuit
  • 6-17 yrs. –  1/2 mi and 1 mi – wetsuit, non-wetsuit

Registration:

Registration and check-in will open at 7:30am. Race day registration will require payment by cash or check. Details on costs, the swim course, water temperature and more.

About this event:

Since 2010 over 350 children have learned to swim with our swim team and grant funded swim lesson programs. Sailfish swimmers are competing at local and regional swim meets, and give back to the community by volunteering their time at local events and participate in beach clean up day and clean Keller Beach.

About Richmond Swims:

Richmond Swims is a community group run in cooperation with Richmond Friends of Recreation. Richmond Swims strives to provide swimming skills, competitive swimming, fitness and friendship to Richmond residents of all ages and skill levels. Their  home pool is the Richmond Municipal Natatorium – The Plunge – in the Pt. Richmond neighborhood of Richmond.

 
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By |2017-09-22T11:45:38-07:00September 22nd, 2017|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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