It’s Back to the 40s for FHA Tour

“Good evening Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea” . . . The September 30 Floating Homes Tour will be a time-warp visit back to the 1940s, commemorating the 75th anniversary of Marinship, the WWII shipyard that gave rise to our community. Themed “Homefront on the Waterfront,”...

New Shopping Carts from FHA

  If you’ve seen some new shopping carts on your dock recently, that’s because the Floating Homes Association has purchased 40 new and refurbished carts for use by residents. FHA Vice President Flo Hoylman arranged for the carts to be delivered to pick up points near East Pier and Liberty...

FHA Board Meeting Notes — June 2017

TO KEEP EVERYONE UP TO DATE ON WHAT THE FHA BOARD IS DOING, HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED OR DECIDED AT THE JUNE, 2017 BOARD MEETING: Katherine Boschetto has met with Linda Meyer (East Pier) who agreed to look at our website and give us some ideas for freshening it up. Jennifer Gennari...

Kazooers on Parade

July 4 started out a little gloomy in Sausalito, but that didn’t deter a hard-core contingent from turning out to march in the annual Independence Day parade. They gathered in Hurricane Gulch to get in gear, get in tune, and get in step, and then made their way proudly along...

FHA Board Meeting Notes — May 2017

TO KEEP EVERYONE UP TO DATE ON WHAT THE FHA BOARD IS DOING, HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED OR DECIDED AT THE MAY, 2017 BOARD MEETING: Sausalito Councilperson Jill Hoffman explained the history and current position the City of Sausalito holds with the Richardson’s Bay Regional Agency (RBRA). Sausalito is planning to withdraw...

Warm Up Those Kazoos

Join the Floating Homes Humming Toadfish Kazoo Marching Band at the Sausalito 4th of July parade. The parade begins at 10 a.m. at Second Street and Main. Join us there at 9:00 to get your kazoo and other accouterments, and do a bit of rehearsing. After the parade, we’ll mosey...

Open Forum – June 19 – FHA Board Meeting

To continue our community conversation, OPEN FORUM will be included in the March, June and September Board meetings. Please join us. Your input is most welcome and appreciated.   WHEN:    JUNE 19, 2017 – 7:30 PM WHERE:  Community Room Public Safety Building [Marin City Sheriff’s Substation] 850 Drake Avenue Marin City  

Glorious Start to Jazz & Blues by the Bay

Friday evening, June 2, was a perfect kickoff to the new season of jazz and blues on the Sausalito waterfront at Gabrielson Park. This had to be the best opening night weather I’ve experienced in the more than 20 years I’ve been enjoying these free concerts. It was Commodore Marina’s...

Louise Simpson: New FHA Membership Chair

South 40 dock rep Louise Simpson has agreed to take on the vital position of FHA Membership Chair.  She and her husband Tom moved here in 2015. Interested in downsizing, they checked out a Zillow listing on A Dock, but also saw an open home on South 40 they preferred....

FHA Board Meeting Notes — April 2017

TO KEEP EVERYONE UP TO DATE ON WHAT THE FHA BOARD IS DOING, HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED OR DECIDED AT THE APRIL, 2017 BOARD MEETING: President Katherine Boschetto is meeting with a floating homes resident who is a marketing person to review and revise the website text and other marketing materials. After...