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50 Years: The Department of Boating and Waterways, 1957 to 2007
favorable – work out a project scope in advance of the interested
party’s application and then supervise the loan process.
One of Cal Boating’s crowning achievements under the loan program
is South Beach Harbor, located in San Francisco at Pier 40, half of a
mile south of the Bay Bridge on the Embarcadero. Conceived in the
late 1970s and early 1980s, the South Beach project was completed in
1986 by Cal Boating, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, and
the Port of San Francisco. The full-service marina, which offers access
to great sailing and spectacular views of the city skyline, features 700
slips with modern concrete docks, a 500-foot recreational/commercial
guest dock, the Pier 40 Maritime Sailing Center, and South Beach Park.
Before this project began, the area was delapidated and deteriorating.
South Beach Harbor not only cleaned up the waterfront, but became
a catalyst for redevelopment in the China Basin/South Beach
neighborhood, including condominiums, restaurants, the Embaradero
renovations, and the new San Francisco Giants’ ballpark.
A similar situation exists today in Stockton, where plans for a new city
marina prompted the construction of new hotels, shops and baseball
and basketball facilities in the area even before the marina was built.
The City of Stockton then decided to redesign the marina around the
new structures to provide better boating access from both sides of the
Stockton Deep Water Channel. The $20.6 million project should be
completed in about two years.
Many Cal Boating projects entail refurbishing facilities to bring them
up to modern code – and in some cases, to anticipate implementation
of the new ADA standards expected from the Department of Justice.
Part of the challenge comes from the variety in locations: coastal
facilities have different requirements from those at mountain lakes.
Considerations include the size of the boats that use the facility; ramp
2004
Anthony Farr and Stacy Beckett Boating Safety Act, signed
by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, becomes first national
law related to carbon monoxide and boating. New law bans
“teak surfing” behind a vessel, requires placement of carbon
monoxide warning decals on vessels, and reduces number of
carbon monoxide fatalities associated with boating. Because
of Cal Boating’s efforts, a standard carbon monoxide warning
decal is now used by the boating industry nationwide.
Cal Boating becomes the lead
agency, in partnership with the
California Coastal Commission,
for Boating Clean and Green
Campaign.
The Construction of the South Beach
Harbor Project
became a catalyst
for the redevelopment in the China
Basin/South Beach neighborhood,
including condominiums, restaurants,
renovations to the Embarcadero,
and the new San Francisco Giants’
ballpark.