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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club @dolphinclubsf.bsky.social · 9d

What does it take to plan and execute a 25-mile bay swim? @piahinckle.bsky.social reports on her experience supporting club member Crissa Williams's recent feat.
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How to Feed A Marathon Swimmer

Staying up all night to support a friend’s 25-mile swim in San Francisco Bay

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Ocean Hoptimism @oceanhoptimism.org · 24d

How do you take a shipwreck and turn it into a vessel for change? Sherry Flumerfelt knows. As executive director of the Western Flyer Foundation, she’s making history a living tool for ocean education and care. Meet her Sept 25 and be a part of that history.
#OceanHoptimism #WesternFlyer

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club @dolphinclubsf.bsky.social · 27d

Festival of the Sea this Saturday, September 13! Check out all the free activities at Aquatic Park, including a parade of our club's boats from 3 to 5 p.m.! maritime.org/seafestival2... @sfmaritime.bsky.social

San Francisco Maritime National Park Association - seafestival2025

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club @dolphinclubsf.bsky.social · Sep 8

He crossed the Catalina Channel in a kayak made from mushrooms (“AquaFung”).

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The man and the mushroom kayak: can a boat made from mycellim change the future/

Sam Shoemaker’s record-setting voyage shows the promise – and limits – of fungi as a plastic alternative

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club @dolphinclubsf.bsky.social · Sep 5

"San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, in partnership with the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association, will host a 24-hour Moby Dick reading marathon in the Maritime Museum." Noon 10/18 to noon 10/19. Sign up to read a chapter here:
maritime.org/md2025/
@sfmaritime.bsky.social

San Francisco Maritime National Park Association - Moby Dick 2025

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Ocean Hoptimism @oceanhoptimism.org · Sep 3

“When you think about how many people are in the water in [SoCal] on a daily basis… and there are dozens of cases every day, when a white #shark is swimming underneath the surfer, yet still, bites are really rare… They don’t see humans as food.“
-Dr. Chris Lowe, CSULB’s Shark Lab
#OceanHoptimism

Gargantuan Great White Spotted at Famed CA Surf Spot (Video)

A very large great white shark was seen swimming beneath the Malibu pier, just a few hundred feet, from the crowded lineup.

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club @dolphinclubsf.bsky.social · Aug 31

A sad occasion but a beautiful ceremony. Niko had been a Dolphin Club member for 2-1/2 years.

San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · Aug 30

Members of San Francisco’s cold water swimming community memorialized Nikolas Tomasevic with an aquatic Hawaiian tradition honoring lost loved ones.

Read more → www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

📸: Manuel Orbegozo/For the S.F. Chronicle

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club @dolphinclubsf.bsky.social · Aug 26

Our hearts are broken by the news of this tragic loss. Our condolences to family and friends of club member Nikolas Tomasevic, and our gratitude to SFFD, USCG, SFPD Marine Unit, and California Recovery Divers, who worked tirelessly for four days on recovery.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Swimmer who died in S.F.’s Aquatic Park was an avid athlete, member of Dolphin Club

Nikolas Tomasevic, 35, never returned from a swim near the Aquatic Park. His body was recovered Tuesday morning.

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San Francisco Baykeeper @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social · Aug 14

Meet the "peeps" -- a guide to our Bay shorebirds from the @alamedapost.com alamedapost.com/features/nat...

Peeps of Alameda - Alameda Post

Fall migration is in full swing, and our beaches are already supporting migrants. Here's how to tell your sandpipers from your dunlins.

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club @dolphinclubsf.bsky.social · Aug 26

Free event this Thursday, August 28! @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social

Ocean Hoptimism @oceanhoptimism.org · Aug 16

Join us in August 28 to hear how San Francisco Baykeeper turns legal pressure into clean water, and why this moment, right now, is ripe for wins.
Because yes, there are real threats.
And yes, there’s real hope.
🌊 🌁
#OceanHoptimism #ActForTheBay #SFBay

Don’t miss the FREE August 28 Ocean Hoptimism at Faction Brewing, Alameda, CA! We’re thrilled to welcome Sejal Choksi-Chugh, Executive Director of San Francisco Baykeeper and one of the Bay Area’s fi...

TikTok video by oceanhoptimism

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club @dolphinclubsf.bsky.social · Aug 22

"Rowing on the Bay," presented by Bob Barde (South End Rowing Club) and Diane Walton (Dolphin Club). September 9, 6 p.m., at the SF Historical Society, 608 Commercial Street, S.F. Free; register here: givebutter.com/RowingontheBay

Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club @dolphinclubsf.bsky.social · Aug 20

Our weight room and galley never had foundations. After the renovation, they will!

Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club @dolphinclubsf.bsky.social · Aug 20

Where'd the weight room go? 😉 #renovation

Overhead view, looking west, of weight room mid-demolition

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club @dolphinclubsf.bsky.social · Aug 18

Our major clubhouse-renovation project--seven years in the planning, funding, and permitting--began today! Affected: weight room, boathouse, galley, elevator, electrical. Not affected: locker rooms, showers, saunas.

Worker in Dolphin Club boathouse, with wooden boat in foreground

Worker on ladder in Dolphin Club weight room

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · Aug 11

Once abundant in California waters, the sunflower sea star was nearly wiped out by sea star wasting disease. The cause wasn't clear at first, but one culprit has been identified—a bacterium named Vibrio pectenicida. This finding may help scientists understand and control this disease.

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Peter Hartlaub @peterhartlaub.bsky.social · Aug 7

I'll be 55 on Saturday. It's literally my job to explore San Francisco and pass on my finds to others.

And up until last month, I had never visited one of the two most renown landmarks in the city.

I finally checked out Alcatraz. Was it worth the wait?

www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

It took me 55 years to visit Alcatraz. Here’s what I learned when I finally went

President Donald Trump’s idea to reopen Alcatraz prison is ridiculous for many reasons, but high among them: It’s a tremendously successful tourist destination, Peter Hartlaub writes.

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Berkeleyside @berkeleyside.org · Aug 6

Twenty-four whales have died in the Bay this year, many from ship strikes. Environmental groups are preparing to sue federal agencies to protect them.

Whale deaths in San Francisco Bay spur legal threat

Twenty-four whales have died in the Bay this year, many from ship strikes. Environmental groups are preparing to sue federal agencies to protect them.

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club @dolphinclubsf.bsky.social · Aug 4

Congratulations to club member Catherine Breed on her record-setting 60-mile swim around the circumference of Lake Tahoe!
www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/ar...

Bay Area swimmer quietly sets a new first for Lake Tahoe

An epic 60-mile swim in Tahoe was training for a much, much bigger goal.

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club @dolphinclubsf.bsky.social · Jul 27

Coming August 22 to KQED TV: "A Balcony on the World," a documentary about our Aquatic Park neighbor the Bathhouse Building (now home to the San Francisco Maritime Museum), a shimmering jewel of WPA-era Streamline Moderne design. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvgi...

"A Balcony on the World” Film

YouTube video by davidperryassociates

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club @dolphinclubsf.bsky.social · Jul 23

Happy World Whale and Dolphin Day! www.ecocalendar.eu/DolphinDay

July 23rd - World Whale and Dolphin Day - ECOcalendar

Commercial fishing has reached such a level in the past that there is a real threat of extinction of several species of marine mammals, such as whales and dolphins. For the first time, restrictive quo...

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Ocean Hoptimism @oceanhoptimism.org · Jul 23

We’re so proud to announce our August speaker at Ocean Hoptimism:
✨ Sejal Choksi-Chugh ✨
Executive Director of @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social and one of the fiercest defenders of the Bay you’ll ever meet.
Her talk? “Making Sure Every Day’s a Good Day for the Bay”
📅 August 28, 7-8pm
#OceanHoptimism #SFBay

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club @dolphinclubsf.bsky.social · Jul 22

What a great story about a boy, a boat, and a book! We're proud to have played a role in Kal's boatbuilding education. www.latitude38.com/lectronic/ep...

An Epic Journey Becomes “The Uncertainty Principle”

“The Uncertainty Principle” — What if a bored and lonely teen met a strikingly good-looking teenage girl from a megayacht?

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San Francisco Baykeeper @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social · Jul 18

There are many problems with Trump's plan to reopen #Alcatraz but one of the big issues is... poop.

More specifically, SF's already overflowing sewer/stormwater system and the high cost of providing water & sewage services on the island www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/a... @taraduggan.bsky.social

Trump, Bondi want to turn Alcatraz back into a prison. Here’s the poop problem

Wastewater from Alcatraz currently gets sent off the island by boat to San Francisco. If Trump turns it into a prison, the city could try to block shipments.

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SFist @sfist.bsky.social · Jul 18

Over the next ten years, there will be a fair amount of construction activity happening on the main span of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, as a project to protect it from significant damage in an earthquake. buff.ly/e6kRfVS

Golden Gate Bridge to Undergo Final Phase of Seismic Retrofit Project, South Tower to Get Fresh Coat of Paint

Over the next ten years, there will be a fair amount of construction activity happening on the main span of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, as a project to protect it from significant damage in an…

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club @dolphinclubsf.bsky.social · Jul 16

Join the USCG “Matthew Turner" on July 25 on a cruise to greet the tall ship “Eagle,” the official tall ship of the USA:
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July 25, 2025 USCG EAGLE greeting Cruise on brigantine Matthew Turner

Join us on brigantine Matthew Turner, a traditionally rigged sailing ship, to greet the USCG Barque EAGLE for her arrival on San Francisco Bay

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