The water-borne bay cleanup on August 20 netted over 100 pounds of trash, including a bug-infested cushion, two chairs, a fishing pole, a lighter, a soccer ball, beer cans, water bottles, netting, plastic bucket, and a life preserver. Thanks to Oscar Melet and his family...
Save the day of Saturday, October 21 for the inaugural ‘A Toast to Sausalito’ wine, beer, and spirits festival from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Caledonia Street will be closed between Bee Street and Pine Street for the event. If you are a beverage maker,...
The BBC has reviewed a new book which features eight examples of remarkable houseboats from Scandinavia to the US. Surprisingly, none of the eight are located in Sausalito. The cover of a new book, Making Waves: Floating Homes and Life on the Water by Portland...
Robb and Jane Petty were neighbors on Gate 6 ½ until last year, when they bought their dream home in West Maui. Last week they were back on the dock, preparing their floating home for sale, when the wildfires struck the island. Learning that their...
Sausalito Village will hold a READY SAUSALITO community-wide emergency preparedness fair on Saturday, September 9 in partnership with the Southern Marin Fire Department’s Neighborhood Resource Group program. Head over to the MLK Basketball court on Coloma Street in Sausalito from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m....
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...
Gate 6 ½ teenager Oscar Melet is hosting his third annual Richardson Bay cleanup on Sunday, August 20 from noon to 2:00 PM. This is a water-borne cleanup, so to participate, come to the north side of Gate 6 ½ on a kayak, paddle board...
Oscar Melet of Gate 6 ½ competed in the recent world championship regatta for 420 class two-person trapeze and spinnaker racing dinghies. The regatta was held in July at the Real Club de Regatas de Alicante on the Mediterranean coast of Spain and included 277...
Donna Lunsford of Gate 6 ½ forwarded this amusing illustration. It seems everyone wants to get in on the houseboat action, even Admiral Picard.
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...
