Click on the image above to view video On Sunday evening, September 10, a scrawny coyote got up on the end of Gate 6 ½ Dock and was spotted by Natalie Towle. The young, injured animal limped down the dock to the opening between berths #12 and #10, then scooted...
44 new shopping carts were delivered late Tuesday, August 29. Floating Homes Association President Pete Hudson and various volunteers distributed them to docks where they are needed. The carts are courtesy of the FHA and partially funded by an anonymous donor. Please help keep these carts in good working order....
A spectacularly remodeled floating home on South 40 Pier is profiled in the August issue of Dwell Magazine. The Seneca, which was featured in the FHA’s 2021 Virtual Gala and Tour, is owned by Marka Hansen and Joe Brubaker, who teamed with Sausalito designer Michelle Chan and Steve Crutchfield of...
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...
“Enjoy your houseboat while you can because you’ll all be gone soon,” Elisabeth (Suki) Sennett remembers the then Executive Director of the BCDC saying to her as he stood as a guest on her deck shortly after she moved onto Main Dock 35 years ago. Suki was working as an...
After 12 years in Waldo Point Harbor, Mari Steeno is moving back East. Liberty Dock neighbors and friends gathered on April 22 for a potluck to wish her well. A sign on the potluck buffet table read: “Don’t say goodbye, say see you later,” and Mari said, “I’m taking an...
It was about 11:30 on a rainy morning when a neighbor looked out her window by chance and saw that the home across the dock was sinking! It was leaning precariously toward its inboard neighbor. Obviously no one was home as standing up inside would have been difficult, if not...
The floating homes community recently greeted new neighbors—a Ukrainian family fleeing the horrors of war in their homeland. Katja Guliaieva, the wife of the family, has written the following account of their amazing journey: We have been asked to share with you a short story of the miracles and kindnesses...
There was a tear in the fabric of our community this past December with the death of Howard Myers. Many will remember him as a realtor, others as a builder of houseboats, and most as a friend and neighbor. Howard died just a week short of his 92nd birthday in...
Liberty Dock held a progressive potluck last week. Hosts included Michele Affronte and Keith Shaw, Donna and Eric Colson, and Taylor Ray. Michele reports a great turnout and a good time had by all.