From the Chair:

Welcome to the Northern California Section representing The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in Northern California and Western Nevada.

We strive to provide presentations of interest to our members and guests. Meetings are monthly from September until late Spring jointly with ASNE and occasionally with the Port Engineers at locations varying from San Francisco and Oakland to Vallejo or Sunnyvale. The usual meeting format includes a social hour, dinner (sometimes lunch), presentation and Q&A period. Several meetings each season are field trips to industry landmarks. Our meetings are usually the Second Wednesday of the month unless noted.

We are always in need of volunteers. If you wish to volunteer, please contact one of the officers. If you receive your announcements by mail, please let us know your email address. This will speed up notification and save on section mailing costs. 

3 Ply Challenge
For information on the new 3Ply challenge see the site  3 PLY CHALLENGE. The Challenge is intended to provide the least expensive and least time consuming route for would-be sailboat designers / builders to get boats on the water.

SeaPerch is a hands-on program designed to introduce middle and high school students to science and engineering.  SNAME is looking to host a San Francisco Bay Area SeaPerch challenge.  Check back here for a call for volunteers to help out in the classroom or at the challenge event hosted by U.C. Berkeley and taking place at the Richmond Field Station Tow Tank (Event date: TBD).  For more information on the program, see the SeaPerch website.

John Wehausen Memorial Graduate Scholarship - Emeritus Professor John V. Wehausen of UC Berkeley, a long time maritime supporter, passed away in 2005. As a tribute, a scholarship at UC Berkeley has been establlished for graduate students in marine hydrodynamics.  To contribute or for more information, see Wehausen Memorial Scholarship Fund.