It will be followed by historic vessels such as the 1943 Navy tug and fireboat Mazapeta, then boats decorated to the American Spirit theme. The Opening Day name stuck, and the parade tradition grew.Īt noon, a San Francisco fireboat will kick off the parade. Those days, a bridge near Belvedere would open to let barge homes move from their winter anchorage to summer spots in Belvedere Cove and Richardson Bay. But with the United States sliding into World War I that dark year, an association member got the idea for yachts properly dressed with signal flags to "cruise in squadron" along the city front from Crissy Field. A coalition of clubs called the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association had been around for a couple of decades. Elmer Towle and Charles White decided pleasure boats deserved the same protections as the fishing fleet (also blessed in springtime). The blessing tradition started in 1963, when club members Capt. So "every little bit helps, that's how we look at it." She says an accident can happen to anybody at any time. Sailor Diana Fischer of Novato calls it a moving and wonderful sight. For two hours they'll rotate through the task of giving a blessing to each boat that passes. At 10:30 a.m., with boats lining up en masse in Raccoon Strait, the bless-orama begins. Then they hop aboard the 42-foot trawler Anakalia, anchored just off Tiburon. the three will hold an ecumenical prayer service and blessing at the Corinthian Yacht Club. "It's a recent and vivid reminder of the perils that face sailors when they go out."Īt 8 a.m. "We're all conscious of the loss" of the boat Low Speed Chase, says Current.
One reads, in part, "The sun be warm and kind to you, the darkest night some star shine through. Current has 25 carefully culled index cards.
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