Entering its eighth year, the 2011 San Francisco Ocean Film Festival will come rushing back with five days of ocean-inspired films, panel discussions and more, March 9-13, 2011 at Theatre 39 on PIER 39.
Located at the edge of the Bay and next door to presenting sponsor Aquarium of the Bay, the theatre enables continued exploration and appreciation of San Francisco Bay and all marine environments, above and below the water line. Stay tuned for Festival announcements including film and pre-event lineups and much more.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
We are now accepting ocean-related films that entertain, educate or inspire for the 2011 festival.
– Any genre: documentaries, animations, narratives, montages, and other traditional and experimental work
– Ocean-related topics, including ocean sports and adventures, ocean-related environmental issues, marine sciences, ocean exploration and coastal/island culture and history
– No restrictions on length, when the work was produced or whether it has previously been screened elsewhere
-Check out the official Call for Entries and Film Entry Form, and submit your film today!
The Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium (GGSKS) is a skills symposium aimed at delivering a fun and exciting weekend of sea kayaking in one of the most spectacular and dynamic locations in the world — the Marin Headlands and San Francisco Bay.
This event is dedicated to the sheer joy of paddling well and paddling safe.  You will find a little ACA and BCU in the program, but the goal is to address paddling for the pure fun of it  … Details
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Video highlights from the 2010 Golden Gate Sea Kayaking Symposium. All video and images by Kim Grandfield.
Enough clothing to dress a child, three shoes, a car tyre and cutlery are in the bags of rubbish collected at Haulashore Island by Nelson’s Maitahi Outrigger Canoe Club as part of a big community effort to clear coastal rubbish.
Member Pete Bywater said 11 members took two waka over to the island at 6pm on Friday to pick up rubbish as part of the Tasman Bay Big Beach Cleanup.
Some 800 volunteers continued with the coastal tidy-up on Saturday – clearing 10.46 tonnes of rubbish from 291 kilometres of coast between Abel Tasman National Park and Cable Bay and from the banks of five waterways … Details
