In recent years, the Gate 6 ½ parking lot has flooded in even minimally high tides. But on Wednesday October 11, Kappas Marina began repaving and raising most of the lot. For two days, residents had to vacate the lot except for the turning circle at the end of...
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...
We recently posted a firsthand dispatch from West Maui by former Gate 6 ½ resident Robb Petty. Robb, a retired emergency room doctor, and his wife Jane returned there just days after the devastating fire, when they learned their home near Lahaina had been spared. Since then, they’ve had limited...
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 for hosting this event from...
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 Maui home had been spared,...
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 or boat. Oscar and his...
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 crews from 22 countries. He...
Donna Lunsford of Gate 6 ½ forwarded this amusing illustration. It seems everyone wants to get in on the houseboat action, even Admiral Picard.
FHA Board Secretary Linda Futrell and her husband Chris have put their Gate 6 ½ home on the market, and Linda will be resigning her position. The Board is seeking a new secretary, whose duties include: Creating agendas for monthly board meetings Distributing agenda and reports Taking minutes of board...
Jim Gordon, who moved to Gate 6 ½ Dock last May, died tragically on September 6 after being hit by a cyclist while walking near his new home. His widow Felicity wrote the following memorial to her late husband: Jim was generous with his time and with his resources, and...