Marinship Currentz NewsletterJuly 23, 2022 Please forward to friends who care about our working waterfront |
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Sausalito Working Waterfront Coalition |
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Congratulations to Marinship Artist Raylene Gorum |
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Raylene Gorum, a resident of Galilee Harbor has been named by the Pirkle Jones Fund (PFJ), established to honor Marin photographer Pirkle Jones, as the twelfth recipient of a grant from its Visual Artist Support Program. The program supports promising emerging and mid-career artists living in Marin County, California. The PJF Visual Artist Support Program grant aims to recognize, encourage, and nurture artistic imagination and drive, commitment to the creative process, aesthetic standards, and artistic potential. |
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Marinship Documentary Screening this Sunday The Sausalito Working Waterfront Coalition will be screening the new documentary entitled, A Tour of Sausalito's Marinship - A Working Waterfront at Risk, this Sunday, 6pm at Campbell Hall, Christ Episcopal Church, 70 Santa Rosa Ave in Sausalito. Runtime is approximately 60 minutes. Short Q&A to follow. Please arrive 10 min early. Reservations are strongly advised: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/383757788877 |
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Sausalito Working Waterfront Coalition meets with delegation from the German Marshall Fund Recently a representative from the German Marshall Fund contacted SWWC about visiting Sausalito's Marinship District. The representative was hosting a European delegation around the bay area as part of a month-long tour across the US to explore key issues. The Sausalito Working Waterfront Coalition was happy to give them a tour of the Marinship. The group met with former Mayor Sandra Bushmaker who explained how a reckless development process, recently approved by a slim City Council majority, if acted on will threaten to destroy Sausalito's innovative industries, artist culture and maritime services. "It was a pleasure to meet with this distinguished group of business leaders, journalists, and officials," said Bushmaker. |
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Sausalito Housing Element Info |
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Next Sausalito Housing Element Meeting is Monday July 25th |
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An Excerpt of an Email to Sausalito City Council from Deep Ocean Exploration and Research in Alameda Last month Liz Taylor, President of DOER submitted an email to City Council. DOER was displaced from the Alameda Marina several years ago as part of the plan to develop 760 residential units at the site. DOER was fortunate to find space at the former Alameda Naval Station. Gentrification plans for the air station are also underway. Below is an excerpt of that email |
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I’m writing to voice support for the protection and preservation of Marinship and the surrounding working waterfront/industrial zone in Sausalito….. The bay area has lost much of its working waterfront along with the rich variety of skilled trades men and women. These skilled artisans attract clients and bring money directly into the community. When they can’t find a space to carry out their trade, they move or retire taking decades of experience and local revenue out of the area. In parallel, new start up makers of all kinds need affordable industrial space – the types of spaces often found along working waterfronts. These two sectors work very well together along with the arts. This trifecta of: trades/arts/engineering bring enduring value to the communities who support them. Knowledge is exchanged and innovation sparked..... | | |
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SWWC Needs Volunteers There are some fun and exciting events coming up in August, September and October and we could use your help. Contact us at sausalitoworkingwaterfront@gmail.com - August 5th Food Concession for Jazz and Blues by the Bay
- August 6th Maritime Days Celebration
- Sept 24th Chili Cook-off (we won 3rd place last year!)
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The Master Mariners Wooden Boat show at Corinthian Yacht Club |
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Last month's Wooden Boat Show was a big success. Locals Hank Easom was aboard the beloved Yucca and Neil Gibbs showed Kay of Gotenborg. And of course Freda looked amazing! Sausalito's boatyards are some of the last places on the west coast with the expertise and infrastructure to maintain these classics. |
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What will happen to these classic boats, berthed in Sausalito if we lose the Marinship to development as did Alameda? Consider La Jota, the 65-foot motor yacht currently hauled out at Richardson Bay Boatworks. She was built in 1921 in San Pedro. Marinship has shipwrights with the depth and breath of knowledge to repair and maintain these icons of our cultural heritage as well as the shipways to do the heavy lifting. |
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sausalitoworkingwaterfront@gmail.com |
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Sausalito Working Waterfront Website has been updated! Become a Member HERE or Subscribe HERE or Donate HERE (not tax deductible) The Sausalito Working Waterfront Coalition is a non-profit, public-benefit/social welfare corporation organized as a 501(c)4. |
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