It's my first season, it was pretty laid back, welcoming and everyone is real chill. Everyone's…read morereally active on and off the water. They seriously paddle hard on the water and party hard off the water. It's like a ritual on away trips. If you need some cardio or a strength workout get get toned. Join this group! You might even feel a bit younger too. =]

Although DW has consistently ranked among the top two teams in the Bay Area for the last decade and…read moreeven making it to the World Club Crew Championships in Toronto, things change as teams evolve. With the recent departure of its captain, who set the tone of the team since its founding, as well as other long-time paddler departures, the team is facing a significant transition. Tough challenges, such as the always difficult decisions of selecting crews, motivating and unifying large numbers of members with different backgrounds, and maintaining the difficult balance of fun and competition are formidable. Yet with change and challenge lies opportunities that will hopefully empower the DW spirit, which has been the hallmark of this team, to prevail. With more new and younger staff, you get a newfound source of energy that is refreshing and up-to-date on all the latest and greatest regimens to strengthen your conditioning and to avoid injuries on land and water. These include a variety of stretching exercises and tougher workout routines to improve your fitness as well as team-building games at picnics and bowling alleys. Having a younger club based in San Francisco enabled DW to fundraise over $2K from garage/yard sales. Finally, organization of trips, events, finances, and birthdays has improved with sweet treats from the team's talented new staff. Hopefully, all of this helps sustain the famous tradition of DW having the best food tent amongst all the teams given its cookbook, which was a signature fundraiser for the team. Regardless of these changes, DW is a great way to improve physical fitness and to socialize by working and having fun as a team. As a true team sport where your performance depends on everyone blending together in harmony, not on superstars, it's hard to paddle effectively as a team. Thus, DW offers a unique opportunity to develop these important skills on and off the water that you can leverage in other aspects of your life in the workplace and at home. Parking is ample in Harding Park except when the crew teams race and late in the season when corporate and novice teams need to practice for the annual San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival. (Coincidentally, a majority of DW volunteers to make this the most successful and largest dragon boat festival in the U.S. every year.) The ambiance can be sunny, but the weather is usually overcast, cold, damp and stinky due to bird poop. Rain or shine, there is practice given the DW mentality to paddle in anything except dense fog, lighting or hurricanes. This is what some would call having heart or paddling long and strong no matter what obstacles you face to make you a tougher warrior. As DW rebuilds, grows, adapts, and matures to a different beat of the drum, it will be interesting to see how this team develops, where it goes, and how it deals with the growing pains. The success of this team has come from a positive spirit and heart to sacrifice for the team from all walks of life and ages. So, come on out and seize the opportunity to join in on the fun and to help shape this team in order to achieve a new dream with a stream of victories on and off the water!

I love the Oakland Roots. And though I support them from quite a distance, this doesn't make me any…read moreless dedicated to their on-the-field efforts. I totally dig their branding. To me, the Oakland Roots home kits are some of the most beautiful and amazing in all of sports, not just soccer or futbol. Celebrities like Jason Kidd, and Billie Joe Armstrong are involved with ownership of the team. Though success has mostly eluded the team on the pitch, especially in the USL Western Conference, this doesn't make their games any less entertaining. I would venture to say that the Roots fan base and those in home attendance are some of the most fervent, also across sports leagues. The Roots have taken over the Coliseum since the departures of both the NFL's Raiders and MLB's A's. Though tremendously sad to see those teams go, this relocation of the Roots to this legendary venue is also wonderful, as it fills the space but also the needs of the Oakland sports fans. I would love to see a game in person. Maybe, hopefully, one day I will. Until then, I'll continue to watch from afar and hope that their online shop prices will come down significantly. We don't all make that West Coast money.

Looking to sweat while drinking PBRs on the down low? The Delorus park polo pick-up games are the…read moreplace to be every Monday night in the tennis courts. Leave the attitude, expensive bike and work behind and just watch, play or just yell at the players as they pit their skills, bikes and alcohol limits against each other. Wana join us, there are plenty of extra sticks and friendly people who give instructions to one and all. Just swing by give a look and see if you want to play after we usually head out for Burritos at Poncho Via's as they are the only place open at 11pm. Lots of fun, giggles and sweat

Both my sons have loved this camp over the past few years. It's the perfect mix of skills-building…read moreand playing ultimate just for the joy of the game. As manager of Alameda Ultimate's middle school team, I've also recommended this to our players every year, and no matter their experience level, they come away with stronger skills and an even greater love of the game. Thank you, Bay Area Disc, for once again offering this amazing camp in Alameda.

Great summer camp. My middle school son loves it. He usually doesn't like any camps but this one he…read moreloves. It's more than just frisbee. The coaches are great!

I love this game!…read more Best area to play, Fort Scott. Scenic backdrop and all. Did I mention, you could drink here! That's awesome! I played in other leagues and nothing compares to this. Afterwards, everyone usually go to Final Final for drinks. Go Not the Blue Ninjas!!!! We won one of our playoff games last night, it was incredible. Not bad, considering a 2-6 for the season. I think we have two more games, hopefully we win all. The umpires here are great! No need to two ball rule, boy / girl batting lineups, etc. Bring warm clothes, it can be freezing at times. Play hard and don't throw the ball at anyones head....CLAY.lol. Derrick Chu runs the Bay Area Social Sport Cartel. =)

A group of co-workers and I participated in the Bass Cartel league this year and, to be fair, we…read moreenjoyed the league up until our final playoff game. The location is great - Fort Scott is beautiful and the fields are well kept. Derrick Chu, the guy who runs Bass Cartel, was the umpire for our playoff game and either purposefully called the game in the opposing team's favor (we're pretty sure he was friends with them) or cannot keep score and will not admit fault. We keep a detailed scorebook (and can do simple math) so when we scored our winning run and all jumped in excitement you can imagine our confusion when the game kept going. We compared our scorebook to Derrick's, identified the two plays he missed and asked him to call to memory these two plays. We had nine players up to bat in this inning (which his scorebook agreed with) and one player left on base at the end of the at-bat. If you do the math, with three outs, that means we got five runs. The other team did not keep score so we could not compare to their book. Derrick chose not to work with us, kept mumbling that we only got four runs and asked us to leave the field. At the end of the day, it's a game and the league is meant to be fun, but when the league commissioner cannot keep score and will not take the time to hear you out and think logically in a playoff game, it says a lot about the quality of the league. There are so many other great leagues in SF, I highly recommend looking for one that is run more professionally. That is what we will be doing!. Here are a a couple other leagues I've played in that were great in comparison: http://playinthebay.com/softball.php http://www.sfsoftball.com/

I'm unable to run in the 2026 race due to an injury. I started the process to defer my entry to…read more2027 before the deadline. The website wouldn't allow the change so I emailed, again this is BEFORE the deadline. I received a response that I could not defer as the deadline had passed. After I described the technical difficulty (again), received the same response.

Livermore Half Marathon is art of the ''Golden State Series'' where if you complete all 3 events…read more(Town's Half Marathon in Oakland and US Half Marathon in San Francisco also) you get an additional medal. It's for that reason that I signed up for this event, you also get Wine sampling after the event but I'm all about the bling. Sign up was easy and if you purchase the 3 event entries together you save a few bucks. as I was a Pacer for the US Half I didn't do this but still make sure you sign up early to get the best rates! This event also sells out so don't wait too long if you want to Run it. The weeks before the event I didn't get any information about the day or packet pick up but it is all located on the website. Packet Pick up: Located at the Performing Arts Bankhead Theater Plaza the day before it was easy to get to but is only from 2-8pm so if you work late or far away you need to plan accordingly. Everything is done by number so you just provide that and they look up your Bibs. As Wine tasting is part of the post race fun you get given a wrist band to prove you're of age to drink but they make you put it on right then so you ''can't give it to someone else''. Kinda silly as I had to walk around with it on for almost a day before the event. T-Shirt is cool but the sizes run large. Course: Lot's of scenery to take in as you go through various parks and Wineries, there are some mild hills but nothing too taxing. Volunteers: Fantastic! The group at mile 11 were so full of energy. Post Run: Chaotic. There were a few bites of food (Banana's, Chips, KIND bars) with drinks of Water, Coconut Water and of course 13 Wineries for those over 21. The medal is kinda cool (doubles up as a coaster but cannot be removed from the lanyard) but not very pleasant to look at, last years way much nicer. A Nice event to do for locals and if you like to collect bling.

Cal had a great football team in the early 1920s. From 1920 through 1924, the team never lost a…read moregame. They won four straight national championships under head coach Andy Smith. They won the national title again in 1937 under Stub Allison. For both Smith and Allison, Cal would be their last coaching gigs. Smith passed away of pneumonia in 1926, not long after leading those "Wonder Teams" to multiple championships. His ashes were spread on the field at California Memorial Stadium where the Golden Bears still play today. Cal's five titles tie Cornell, Illinois, Iowa, Miami (FL), and Nebraska for 15th all-time in total number of national championships won in college football history. In the "modern" era, Cal football hasn't been relevant in terms of national championship contention. Beginning with the Pac-8 days in 1968 (the Pac-8 is what's now known as the Pac-12), Cal has won the conference only twice: 1975 and 2006. The Bears did, however, qualify for 16 bowl games over that span and went 10-6 in them. They have 24 bowl appearances all time (12-11-1). Jeff Tedford, who was head coach from 2002 to 2012, led the school to eight bowl appearances in nine seasons (2003-2011). His teams were ranked in the AP Top 25 poll each season from 2004 to 2009. Under Tedford, Cal's highest national ranking by the AP was No. 2 in Week 6 (10/7) of 2007. Unfortunately, that 2007 team lost six of its last eight games and finished the season a disappointing 7-6. Tedford last coached at Fresno State (2017-2019). Cal is currently coached by Justin Wilcox who took over for Sonny Dykes (at Cal, Dykes went 19-30 overall with a 10-26 conference record). Cal is Wilcox's first head coaching job. He was 40 years old at the time of his hiring in January 2017. In his first three seasons, Wilcox was able to get Cal into two bowl games, though mediocre: the 2018 Cheez-It Bowl (a 10-7 loss to 6-6 TCU; Cal finished 7-6) and the 2019 Redbox Bowl (a 35-20 victory over 6-6 Illinois; Cal finished 8-5). To date, in four seasons - with the 2020 season cut short due to COVID-19 - Wilcox is an even 21-21 overall (.500) and only 11-20 in conference (.355). With a capacity of 62,467, Cal's on-campus football stadium, California Memorial Stadium (a.k.a. "Strawberry Canyon") is the fourth-biggest in the Pac-12 Conference. It originally opened in 1923.

Hubby and I were invited by our amazing friends to attend a Cal Bear football game and view it…read morefrom the Club. What a great time we had! Spectacular views of the San Francisco skyline and the bay itself on one side of the Club and a great football game on the other side. I laughed when I was given the back story of Tightwad Hill. A true bears fan would understand. Staff was very accommodating and friendly, food was tasty. It happened to be Mediterranean night at the Club and they offered lamb,, chicken skewers, salads, sausages, to name a few. Oh and did I mention the all-you-drink bar! Yah, we were feeling spoiled.

This group is great. Other businesses charge lots of money ($90) to go skiing for the day. These…read moreguys charge only $45 as a way of covering gas, oil changes and other repairs for later on. Very nice and very social, Thanks Rudy Perez!

This is by far the best and most organized group of snowboarders i have ever had the privilege of…read moreriding with. they have all become my most beloved friends! If your not snowboarding with NorCal your snowboarding in Mexico!!!