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Pier 43½ from SF Port, it is far from the only pier they use. institution with a long history of integrity and excellence, a LEFT: The reciprocal business
Private cruises, special events, and emergency ferry service fact which was recently recognized in their naming as a San relationships enjoyed by Red and
necessitate making use of other ports around the Bay, such as the Francisco Legacy Business. This certification is reserved for White Fleet extends to the companies
Port of Oakland. Maritime companies maintain relationships locally owned San Francisco businesses that are more than that provide the food and beverages
for guests to enjoy on their cruise.
that allow them to use each other’s piers and docks, provided thirty years old and have had a significant impact on the Many of these companies include
the visiting company calls in advance to confirm timing, size of history and culture of their neighborhood. For the Red and San Francisco classics like Anchor
the arriving vessel, and to send ahead insurance paperwork and White Fleet, being named a San Francisco Legacy Business Brewing, giving tour-goers a
pay dock fees. This sharing of dock facilities allows for a more is an affirmation of all the work they have done to not just distinctive taste of the Bay Area.
robust use of the Bay and its vessels, and for the Red and White be a successful business but also a positive force in their BELOW: On the strength of its
Fleet to create many more custom cruises for their guests. community. And central to that work are these reciprocal long and storied history in the city
The fostering of all these relationships have helped the relationships which benefit the company, its workers, its and its dedication to local business
Red and White Fleet maintain their place as a Bay Area guests, and the environment it calls home. partnerships, Red and White Fleet
has been certified as a San Francisco
Legacy business.

OPPOSITE: Every time a Red and
White boat comes in from the Bay,
it has a berth at Pier 43½, which is
managed and maintained by the Port
of San Francisco.

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