Community Partners

The San Francisco Bar Pilots have joined forces with local partners to give back to the community we have called home for 175 years.

San Francisco Fire Department Toy Program Donations

Over the last two decades, the San Francisco Bar Pilots have made the San Francisco Fire Department Holiday Toy Drive a highlight of our charitable endeavors. In 1998, when the program first began, we assembled and donated five bikes to deserving children. We are pleased to report that our end of year tradition has significantly grown and the Bar Pilots donate over 100 bikes every year to the program, the largest donation of bikes to the program. Along the way, the San Francisco Bar Pilots have helped create special holiday memories for thousands of San Francisco children. Each year, we welcome firefighters to pick up the toys collected at our Annual Holiday Open House.

San Francisco Maritime National Park

Established in 1988, the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park celebrates America’s maritime heritage on the Pacific Coast. The 50-acre park has grown around Aquatic Park Cove, a protected area in the stunning San Francisco Bay, and includes the Maritime Museum, offering exhibits on West Coast maritime history as well as original murals and mosaic tile artwork.

National Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien Memorial

The mission of the National Liberty Ship Memorial is to restore, promote, and operate the Liberty Ship, SS Jeremiah O’Brien, as a living museum. The goal of this mission is to preserve, for present and future generations, the story of the patriotic and brave men and women who built, sailed and defended the 2,751 American-built World War II ships known as Liberties.

Since this ship’s rescue from the “mothball fleet” and return to San Francisco in the 1980’s, the San Francisco Bar Pilots have been serving as volunteer tour guides to visitors and have been providing pilotage services to the Memorial free of charge.

Training Ship Golden Bear

Pilotage costs for the CSU Maritime Academy’s TS Golden Bear are donated back to the University, a long-standing tradition of support that benefits the institution where many San Francisco Bar Pilots earned their start as maritime professionals.

Sea Scouts