Category: Historical

The Start of the 1903 America’s Cup, between Reliance, entered by the New York Yacht Club, and Shamrock III, entered by the Royal Ulster Yacht Club. This was the 12th challenge for the America’s Cup. Although...

San Francisco’s Aquatic Park is a popular anchorage for sailors on the Bay. However, you won’t be seeing people on the park’s pier any time soon. According to the National Park Service: The municipal pier is...

From the San Francisco Call, May 1, 1900 — FEARFUL SHAG ROCK BLOWN OFF THE MAP Thousands of People Line the Shores of the Bay to Witness the Big Explosion. — Great Column of Water Thrown...

President John F. Kennedy sits aboard the United States Coast Guard boat Manitou in Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island. The President sailed on the yacht during his vacation at Hammersmith Farm in Newport. Photographer:  Robert L. Knudsen Source: https://www.jfklibrary.org/

The Freighter SS Ohioan on rocks at Point Lobos (near Mile Rock at the entrance of San Francisco Bay), being hit by waves. Stack smoking, so taken shortly after stranding on the night of October 7,...

Mile Rocks Lighthouse, located a mile from the Golden Gate Bridge, was built in 1906 and operated for 60 years, when the tower was removed. Only the foundation and base remain. Building of the lighthouse was...