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Aquarium by the Bay - Underwater through Tanks

Aquarium of the Bay - San Francisco. An educational facility dedicated to inspiring conservation of San Francisco Bay and marine environments, located adjacent to Pier 39.

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Dances with Whales - The Humpback whale is nicknamed the Ballerina of the Sea. This is more like a modern dance. Below is a video taken with a hand held camera on board while we were shooting a nature documentary in HD with a makohead stabilizer. We were in the Gulf of the Farallones Marine Sanctuary, near the continental shelf.
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Big Boat Series 2007 San Francisco Bay Sailing

Rolex Big Boat Series. Ok. So this is a delayed reaction and the video is a bit of an after thought, but none the less here is a small video from the Big Boat Series 2007, one of the largest annual sailing events on the San Francisco Bay. Sailors, Races, Boats and crew come from all over the world to participate in this sailing regatta. I personally consider this a moveable iconic landmark on the San Francisco Bay. Please enjoy this little video.

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Dolphin like to play in the surf. They will play pass the seaweed and many other games. They also like sex purely for pleasure and are very horny animals.

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Rolex Big Boat Series STFYC San Francisco Bay Sailing

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Big Boat Series Yacht Racing San Francisco Bay

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Rolex Big Boat Series Finals
San Francisco, CA, USA



St. Francis Yacht Club awards its six Perpetual Trophies at Rolex Big Boat Series - Final

September 17, 2007

San Francisco, Calif., USA (September 16, 2007) -Today's final race at the Rolex Big Boat Series, called the Bay Tour, set the 112 competing boats on a two-hour pursuit around the Bay ranging in distance from 15.44 nautical miles for the larger IRC handicapped boats to 9.05 miles for the one-design classes. In the end, six skippers were awarded the St. Francis Yacht Club's six Perpetual Trophies and also presented with Rolex Steel Submariner timepieces in recognition of their achievements.

The St. Francis Perpetual Trophy, dedicated in 1964, is the only one that does not rotate among the classes each year. It was deeded to the premier handicap division, the IRC A class in this 43rd annual regatta. Samba Pa Ti, the new TP52 owned by John Kilroy (Los Angeles, Calif.) won the five-boat division. Roger Sturgeon's (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) Rosebud, the STP65 which made its debut here this week, took line honors in today's race and finished second overall. "Big Boat in 1965 was my first one and since Rolex has been here it has gotten better and better," said Kilroy, moments before giving his Rolex to crew member Justin Smart, who has sailed with him for the past 31 years.

In the IRC B class, Lani Spund (Los Gatos, Calif.) and his SC52 Kokopelli2 won the City of San Francisco Trophy, one of the two golden spades used to break ground for the Golden Gate Bridge in 1933. Kokopelli2 won the last race and earned the one point needed to break its tie with second-place Rancho Deluxe, the Swan 45 owned by Michael Diepenbrock (Sacramento, Calif.). Third place went to Swiftsure II, owned by Sy Kleinman (Saratoga, Calif.) who counted this as his 27th straight Big Boat regatta.

The Richard Rheem Perpetual Trophy, established in 1972 in his memory of Richard Rheem whose famous yacht Morning Star was the elapsed time winner in the 1949 and 1955 Transpac races to Honolulu, went to Expeditious, in the Express 37 class. By mid-regatta, Bartz Schneider (Crystal Bay, Nev.) took the lead in the 10-boat class, however winning the regatta overall was not as easy as one might think.

"Kame Richards on Golden Moon got three bullets in the first three races and was ahead of us," said Schneider. "Then, we won the next three races, so all we had to do today is keep him from getting four boats between us. But, when we came up the city front on the last weather leg he had four boats between us. We had to pass one, at least, to win. We passed two. Believe me, it wasn't over till it was over. We sure didn't make it easy on ourselves. When we crossed the finish line, my whole body went numb, after 20 years of trying!"

Dave Kirby (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) on his J/122 TKO won the Keefe-Kilborn Memorial Trophy. Established in 1976 to honor Harold Keefe and Ray Kilborn, the trophy was awarded to the leader of the IRC C class.

The Atlantic Perpetual Trophy, established in 1978, features the ship's bell of the yacht Atlantic, long-time TransAtlantic Ocean record holder (1905). The bell was donated by John C. "Jack" Morris, and the trophy by Jack H. Feller Jr. Jean-Yves Lendormy (San Francisco) won it and the IRC D class.

The newest Perpetual Trophy is the Commodore's Cup, established in 2004 to be awarded to the largest one-design fleet. Chris Perkins (San Francisco) won the 34-boat J/105 class on his Good Timin. "We've had the boat for seven years and we've been lucky enough to win five of those years," said Perkins. "Unbelievably, we have won four Rolex watches at Rolex Big Boat Series."

One of the more exciting finales of the day, Good Timin and Donkey Jack were only six points apart going into today's final race. "We decided to do whatever they did," said Perkins of Scott Sellers and his crew on Donkey Jack.

"They got pushed left after the start and we went left. It was scary because we knew right was the way to go. When we rejoined the fleet at Angel Island we were hoping to be in the top 10, but we came in more like 12-14. Scott was in front of us and had the possibility to put some boats in between us. We steadily marched through the fleet; I think we wound up fifth and they were 4th. We're going to celebrate our win tonight at my son Charlie's seventh birthday party."

Andy Costello (Point Richmond, Calif.) won his second straight Rolex Big Boat Series by besting the seven-boat 1D35 class, while in the Melges 32 class, Philippe Kahn won the six-boat fleet with a remarkable five first place finishes. Jeff Pulford (Coral de Tierra, Calif.) won the six-boat Sydney 38 class.

The 2008 Rolex Big Boat Series will be held September 11-14 at the St. Francis Yacht Club.

Regarded by sailors as one of the world's premier sailboat racing events, the Rolex Big Boat Series joins the list of other prestigious Rolex-sponsored events in 2007: the Rolex Fastnet Race, the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship, Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, the Rolex TP52 Global Championship and the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

For more information about the Rolex Big Boat Series, contact the St. Francis Yacht Club Race Office at 415-563-6363 or www.stfyc.com
For daily racing videos www.t2p.tv

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About St. Francis Yacht Club

Founded in 1927, St. Francis Yacht Club, within view of the Golden Gate Bridge, is a year-round host of over 40 regattas on San Francisco Bay. The club is renowned for its expertise in running world and national championships.

(end) Final results - Top 3 in class (112 boats total competed)
Rolex Big Boat Series (Sept. 13-16, 2007) at St. Francis Yacht Club
Position, Boat Name, Boat type, Skipper, Hometown, Race 1-2-3-4-5-6-7, total points

IRC A class (5 boats)
1. Samba Pa Ti, TP52, John Kilroy, Los Angeles, CA, 1-1-2-1-3-2-2, 12 points
2. Rosebud, STP65, Roger Sturgeon, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 2-3-3-2-1-1-1, 13
3. Sjambok, R/P 45, Michael Brennan, Annapolis, MD, 3-2-1-3-2-3-3, 17

IRC B class (10 boats)
1. Kokopelli2, SC52, Lani Spund Los Gatos, CA, 1-3-1-3-1-4-1, 14 points
2. Rancho Deluxe, Swan 45, Michael Diepenbrock, Sacramento, CA, 2-2-3-2-2-2-3, 16
3. Swiftsure, SC52, Sy Kleinman Saratoga, CA, 6-1-2-1-3-3-2, 18

IRC C class (13 boats)
1. TKO, J/122, Dave Kirby Manhattan Beach, CA, 1-2-1-3-1-7-2, 17
2. White Dove, SC52, Mike Garl San Carlos, CA, 2-1-3-2-5-2-3, 18
3. Scorpio, Wylie 42, John Siegel San Francisco, CA, 5-4-5-1-2-3, 27

IRC D class (10 boats)
1. Acabar, Custom 45, Jean-Yves Lendormy, San Francisco, CA, 4-1-2-1-2-1-1, 12 points
2. Tupelo Honey, Elan 40, Gerard Sheridan, San Francisco, CA, 1-2-1-2-1-2-3, 12
3. Mintaka 4, Farr 11.6, Gerry Brown, Sunnyvale, CA, 2-3-5/20%-5-3-4-2, 24

1D35 (7 boats)
1. Double Trouble, Andy Costello, Point Richmond, CA 5-1-1-1-5-1-1, 15 points
2. Shadow, Peter Stoneberg, Belvedere, CA 3-2-2-2-7-2-5, 23
3. Sweet Sensation, Gary Fanger, San Francisco, 4-4-7-3-3-3-3-, 27

Express 37 (10 boats)
1. Expeditious, Bartz Schneider, Crystal Bay, NV, 2-2-4-1-1-1-4, 15 points
2. Golden Moon, Kame Richards, Alameda, CA, 1-1-1-7-4-2-2, 18
3. Elan, Bill Riess, Oakland, CA, 3-3-5-2-2-3-3, 21

J/105 class (34 boats)
1. Good Timin, Chris Perkins, San Francisco, CA, 4-12-11-1-3-1-5, 37 points
2. Donkey Jack, Scott Sellers, San Francisco, CA, 1-20-7-3-5-2-4, 42
3. Brick House, Kristen Lane, Tiburon, CA, 13-14-8-9-8-4-3, 59

J/120 (9 boats)
1. Mr. Magoo, Stephen Madeira, Menlo Park, CA, 4-4-2-3-1-1-5, 20
2. Chance, Barry Lewis, Atherton, CA, 3-1-1-1-4-5-8, 23
3. Dayenu, Donald G. Payan, Hillsborough, CA, 2-5-5-2-5-3-4, 26

Melges 32 (7 boats)
1. Pegasus 32, Philippe Kahn, Santa Cruz, CA, 4-1-1-1-1-1-3, 12
2. Red, Joe Woods, Torquay, U.K., 1-3-3-3-2-2-1, 15
3. Southern Cross, Richard Leslie, San Francisco, CA, 2-2-2-5-4-3-2, 20

Sydney 38 (6 boats)
1. BustinLoose, Jeff Pulford, Coral de Tierra, CA, 1-1-1-3-1-4-1, 12
2. Copernicus, Michael Kennedy, Chicago, IL, 2-2-6-1-3-3-3, 20
3. Howl, Peter Kruger, Reno, NV, 3-5-2-4-2-1-4, 21

Big Boat Series on the San Francisco Bay

IT that time of year again. Big Boat Series on the San Francisco Bay. Fall is just around the corner. You can catch the Big Boats this weekend from anywhere you can see the bay. The J105 fleet is particularly strong this year and is beautiful to watch.


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White Shark Monterey Bay Aquarium

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White Shark Monterey Bay Aquarium October 2006 SFBayImages.com -

I went to visit the white shark, number two, in the Monterey Bay Aquarium last October. I happen to be very interested in sharks, having been out to the Farallon Islands over 65 times and seeing them in their natural habitat 6 times including 3 violent feeding events. This is a bit long, so watch as long as you wish. I spent the afternoon with her, and managed to get some good shots of her. Somehow I came to know her as Charolette Grey, I dont know if that was her name or I dubbed her that, but she certainly was graceful, and bored........

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2007 US Windsurfing National Championship - PHOTOGRAPHY

2007 US Windsurfing National Championship & Formula Windsurfing North American Championship
Crissy Field, San Francisco, California
August 7-11

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Photocast by SFBAYIMAGES.com. For you purest, beware, it also includes the windsurfers AND kiteboarders on the bay at the same time I went out in my photoboat.
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Hope you enjoy it.

Contacts for more information for this press release or photos:
Susan Ruhne, St.Francis Yacht Club Marketing Committee sruhne@yahoo.com
Amy Leenhouts, St. Francis Yacht Club Race Office raceoffice@stfyc.com
Alina Abuzyarova, Event PR Coordinator alinazarr2000@yahoo.com

Who:
Around 100 racers from around the world are planning to attend. The US National Championship Windsurfing event is open to all nationalities and has attracted many of the world's top ranked professional competitors. Many of the top nationally-ranked amateur competitors are locally based, and look forward to having the best in the world here on their home turf - The Bay Area. The area’s racing fleet is top in the US - many local racers are past national champions.
Ages:
- A strong junior (9-18) contingent will be present - part of a successful ongoing effort by the sport to encourage young talent.
- Many of the older competitive racers will be present also- like local Steve Sylvester, age 56, who often wins his division, yet is also the top tier overall.

Where:
Crissy Field on the San Francisco City Front. The Crissy Field is one of the premier windsurfing event sites in the world. Framed by the Golden Gate Bridge, it is the backdrop of a dynamic cosmopolitan city center. Radical, high-wind, extremely challenging conditions create the ideal spectator viewing from the beachside. Competitors will rig and launch from the Crissy Field East Beach. Spectators are encouraged to come and meet the sailors.

What & When:
Updates and daily results can be found at www.stfyc.com

Event Schedule:

August 6, Monday: Registration and tune-up
August 7, Tuesday: Racing - appx: 12-5
August 8, Wednesday: Racing - appx: 12- 5
August 9, Thursday: Racing - appx: 12-5
August 10, Friday: Racing - appx: 12-5
August 11, Saturday: Racing - appx: 12-5 - Awards Ceremony



Racing Disciplines:
Course Racing - Like traditional yacht racing with a tactical, strategic upwind and downwind battle, covering a typical triangle course.
Long Distance - A grueling test of stamina and the ability to handle highly variable, extreme conditions as the racers cross distant corners of the San Francisco Bay.
Slalom - High-speed, downwind races on small, lightweight boards and sails. This is a very exciting, close-to-shore, tightly-packed fleet race, ideal for spectators.


Equipment:
Formula Windsurfing is an equipment standard class, which places limits on the number of sails a racer may use for an event, and applies limits to the board dimensions. This levels the playing field and allows amateur competitors easy access to the same gear used by the professionals.
Generally speaking, this limitation system makes it more affordable for average participants to race on state-of-the-art gear. The Formula system has revived competitive windsurfing around the world by making it more inviting and accessible to those interested in racing. In terms of traditional sailing, a Formula Windsurfing set-up is among the fastest of course-racing sailboats.

Key Support Organizations:
Regatta Host: The St. Francis Yacht Club - www.stfyc.com
Founded in 1927, the St. Francis Yacht Club is steeped in over 75 years of yachting and racing traditions, and presides at the water's edge of the San Francisco City Front. The St. Francis Yacht Club hosted the 1999 and 2004 Windsurfing National Championship.
Sanctioning Body: US Windsurfing – www.uswindsurfing.org
Local Community: San Francisco Boardsailing Association- www.sfba.org

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