Houseboat Humor
Donna Lunsford of Gate 6 ½ forwarded this amusing illustration. It seems everyone wants to get in on the houseboat action, even Admiral Picard.
Author: Larry Clinton
Mime Troupe Reschedules Mill Valley Appearance
The SF Mime Troupe show that was originally scheduled to play at the Mill Valley Rec Center on Thursday July 27 has been rescheduled for Wednesday August 30 due to a cast member’s bout of COVID-19. The new musical, BREAKDOWN, introduces a social worker drowning in the bureaucracy needed to...
Safety On and In the Water
South 40 dock rep Michael Konrad sends along the following advice for anyone concerned about falling overboard: Living on the water has safety concerns that don’t apply to living on land. If you or a friend falls in the water, say from a float, it does help if they can...
Chefs Wanted for Annual Chili Cook-Off Sept 23
Chili cooks who believe they’re hot stuff are invited to register for the 44th Annual Chili Cook-Off in Dunphy Park on Saturday, September 23. There is no cost to enter the cook-off, and Sausalito Parks and Recreation will even kick in $50 to help each team with their supplies budget....
How Tech Might Save Your Life
A survival guide in the Sunday July 16 SF Chronicle carried a list of useful tech tools to help during a wildfire or other disaster. One article includes lists of free phone apps, numbers to text, systems to register for and technology to buy that can connect to the most...
Board Meeting Notes — July 2023
HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED OR DECIDED ON AT THE JUly 11 FHA BOARD MEETING. MORE DETAILS WILL BE REPORTED LATER IN THE FLOATING TIMES. FHA treasurer Linda Futrell reported that thanks in part to Day in the Park the FHA’s bank balance grew by $3,593,...
More King Tides this Summer
We can expect flooding in low–lying areas of the waterfront in July, August and early September. Here’s the schedule: Sat 7/29 9:02 p.m. 6.7’ Sun 7/30 9:56 p.m. 6.9’ Mon 7/31 ...
Mime Troupe Mill Valley Performance CANCELLED
The SF Mime Troupe has cancelled the Thurs. July 27, 2023 – 7:00 pm show in Mill Valley due to a COVID case with a cast member. They are hoping to reschedule another Mill Valley performance for a later date this summer. Additional Bay Area performance dates can be found...
A Father’s Day Sail
Renaissance man Davey Jones of Main Dock is the proud owner of the Black Cat, a 16’ gaff rigged catboat built at Spaulding Wooden Boat Works. Having lovingly restored her, he wanted to take her to the Master Mariners wooden boat show at the Corinthian Yacht Club last Father’s Day, June...
Forbes Island Floats Again
The recent news that the infamous Forbes Island has been resurrected in the Delta reminded me that its visionary builder, Forbes Kiddoo, got his start fabricating concrete barges for Sausalito floating homes. Most of those barges measured no more than 20 by 40 feet, but one day Forbes got the...