The Cal Sailing Club and the Berkeley Racing Canoe Center held a clambake on the Ashby Shoal due to the low tides on Dec. 13. Photo: Paul Kamen The high tides on the San Francisco bay — part of the annual King tides phenomenon — also bring with them extraordinary low tides. On Thursday, while […]
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Blue heron at Berkeley Marina scores its lunch
Photo: Gisele Frazão Teixeira Citizen reporter Gisele Frazão Teixeira shot these photos yesterday at the Berkeley Marina of a Blue Heron spying, catching, and flying away with its prey. Never let it be said that Berkeley isn’t a wildlife enthusiast’s nirvana. Photo: Gisele Frazão Teixeira Photo: Gisele Frazão Teixeira Photo: Gisele Frazão Teixeira Photo: Gisele […]
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Dragon boats take to water at Berkeley Bay Festival
Around 400 paddlers of all ages had a chance to try out for the dragon boat team. Photo: Paul Kamen Some 395 paddlers of all ages had a chance to try out for the dragon boat team during the Berkeley Bay Festival on the Berkeley Marina on Saturday April 14, thanks to volunteers from the […]
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At Berkeley European car meet, the ambience is laid-back
At the Berkeley Marina Meet on January 21st, Volkswagens were much in evidence. Photos: Linda Hemmila By Linda Hemmila On a recent Saturday afternoon, the normally quiet parking lot at Hs Lordships at the Berkeley Marina was transformed into an arena for specialty cars, teeming with enthusiasts and interested passersby who probably didn’t expect to […]
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Community comes together to refurbish racing boat
After many days of hard work refurbishing "Max", the team head out in the boat onto the bay By Meredith Maran When the DragonMax racing team needed a new 48-foot long boat, they were daunted by the prospect of spending thousands of dollars to acquire one. So they decided to do what everyone said could […]
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Explore the Bay in a dragon boat this Saturday
A photo from last year’s Paddle and Picnic. Photos: Dragon Max A photo from last year’s Paddle and Picnic. Photos: Dragon Max By Robert Mills Bay Area boaters and aquatic enthusiasts can look forward to fun in the water this Saturday at the third annual Paddle and Picnic hosted by the Berkeley Racing Canoe Center (BRCC). […]
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Sky sailors flew high in Berkeley this weekend
By Robert Mills Kites of all colors flew high this weekend at the 2011 Berkeley Kite Festival. Several hundred Bay Area sky sailors met at Berkeley Marina to take in the two-day event hosted by Highline Kites. July 30 and 31 marked the 26th year of the festival. Strong winds blessed the sunny blue skies at […]
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Flying high this weekend: The Berkeley Kite Fest
A world record was set in 2010 at the Berkeley Kite Fest for the number of octopus kites flying at one time. Photos: Tracey Taylor This weekend sees the return of one of the most popular summer dates on our city’s calendar: the Berkeley Kite Fest, held at Cesar Chavez Park since 1986. Organized by […]
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Berkeley’s sailing club: “Sail here, you can sail anywhere”
By Niclas Ericsson At the Olympic Circle Sailing Club in Berkeley sailing is for everyone. “We wanted to reinvent sailing”, said Anthony Sandberg, club owner and veteran skipper, who holds an open house every week. It’s a Wednesday evening in June and Anthony Sandberg is showing Berkeleyside around the campus of the Olympic Circle Sailing Club (OCSC), while explaining […]
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First time sailors take to the water, conquer many fears
Two crews of AileyCamp students head out of the Berkeley Marina on sailboats. Photos: Tracey Taylor This morning, down at the Berkeley Marina, 56 East Bay middle schoolers were experiencing a host of “firsts”. Many of them were taking to the water for the first time — donning life-jackets and sailing out into the Bay […]
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Photographer captures drama of Berkeley after dark
Skyline in Blue. All photos: John Vias John Vias prowls the streets of our city at night. He has been doing so for years, always waiting until darkness has fallen and the traffic is sparse before venturing out. His passion? Night photography. His territory: Berkeley west of 6th Street, including the Marina and Cesar Chavez […]
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Layoffs, fee increases proposed for 2012 budget
Mary Kay Clunies-Ross and Phil Kamlarz at city budget briefing on May 3. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel In order to close a $12.2 million deficit next year – and a projected $13.3 million deficit in 2013 – the city of Berkeley will eliminate 79 positions, cut services, and may raise fees on garbage collection, marina rentals, […]
