⇑⇓ OUR RECENT STROLL THROUGH OLD-TIMEY SAILING IN SAN FRANCISCO When I first arrived in San Francisco at the end of 1960, the Wharf looked very much like it does in these old pictures [from the March 2 'Lectronic Latitude: Sailing History From the Wulzen Family Albums]. I remember the paisanos sitting on the wooden pier mending their nets. Their boats were mostly Monterey fishing boats designed after the feluccas — double-ended, low freeboard, awash decks and Hicks single-cylinder slow rpm engines with dry exhaust. As they putt- The San Francisco felucca fishing fleet circa 1898, putted, the ex- not long before they began to be converted from sail to motor-powered propulsion. haust sometimes came out as a smoke ring. You could buy a Dixie Cup of bay shrimp with red dressing and a small piece of sourdough for $0.75 (which I thought at the time to be just about the right price, but not really inexpensive). The only tall ships that I remember were berthed at the Maritime Museum, where I spent hours. The superior sense was the aroma of the fish/crab/ bread/seawater, and the sounds, especially the Italian and Portuguese languages. It was a busy, thriving, early 20th century fishing village, and there was plenty of salmon and crab around. George J. Shea
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⇑⇓ THE FISHING SCENE IN THE '70s, AND A WISH FOR THE NEXT GENERATION I fished out of Fisherman's Wharf in the mid- to late '70s, and by then, it was party boats on the front row, and a few commercial boats (us) on the back row. I love the sailing ships pictured in the background [in the photo to the left], and since those vessels that have survived are mostly school and research ships, I wish that young people could have the opportunity to sail on these kinds of vessels. The coBay Area traffic in the late 19th century. operation, skill set, and confidence learned lasts a lifetime. Milly Biller Big Pink, International 110 Inverness
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