http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog Luxury Yacht Charters for Small Groups in San Diego Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:44:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A federal appeals court has blocked the resumption of gay marriages in California.  At this point, it does not look likely that gay couples will be able to marry until at least early in the new year. http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2010/08/17/gay-marriages-posponed-yet-again/ As of August 18, 2010 Gay marriage will be legally available again in California. There has been a temporary stay for about a week since the US District struck down the ban on gay marriage. Today that temporary stay was lifted and gay marriage will again be ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2010/08/12/gay-marriage-in-california/ It is good to have summer on the way.  As usual, the charter business starts to pick up this time of year.  Remember to reserve ahead when booking a charter in order to get your desired time. Remember us as a venue when you have friends visiting this summer. http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2010/05/04/summer-is-finally-here/ It looks like it is the end of "Whale Season" for this year.  We did a whale watching charter yesterday, but with no sign of the big guys. This time of the year they are heading back up the coast - having given birth and feeding in Mexico.  They tend to ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2010/03/19/whale-season-ending/ As a result of Chile's 8.8 magnitude earthquake there was some violent surge in San Diego Bay.  Several boats broke free of their moorings and several dock cleats were ripped out.  The Bali Hai dock has a section missing and several pieces of it were floating around America Cup Harbor.  ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2010/02/28/tsunami-aftermath-in-san-diego-bay/ Wedding on the Water - It was a great day as friends of San Diego Boat Tours were married on the water.  The actual wedding took place in Glorietta Bay, by the hotel Del Coronado.  As the couple exchanged vows boats glided by shouting and blowing their horns to wish ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2010/02/21/wedding-on-the-water-febuary-2010/ It was a great day.  People had been telling me that there were a lot of whales being seen this year.  It looks like they were correct.  We probably saw about 7 that afternoon.  One came up about 15 feet from the boat.  It would have made a great picture, ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2010/02/17/whale-watching-charter-feb-13-2010/ It was just a beautiful evening.  Earlier in the day the fog from the marine layer started rolling in and it was questionable if we would be able to take the cruise. Luckily, all the fog blew off and it was crystal clear, warm and just a beautiful evening.  We took ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2009/09/24/yacht-charter-marketing-tour/ It was a big project and a bit scary at first, but the remodel went GREAT! We finally scheduled High Spirits for her photo shoot.  The complete set  of pictures may been see on the main web site (High Spirit Pictures). If you are looking for a great venue for an event ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2009/09/05/updated-yacht-pictures/ It was a long but productive day as we participated in the Bridal show at Pala Casino on Sunday Aug 23, 2009.  There were roughly 80 vendors in attendance covering the gamut of products and services related to weddings, such as wedding gowns, music, photographers, wedding locations and even sexy ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2009/08/24/san-diego-boat-tours-kiss-the-bride-bridal-show/