Tim Shepard

On July 25, 1969 Sharon Sites Adams sailed into San Diego Bay in her boat named the Sea Sharp II, becoming the first woman to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean. She covered the distance of approximately 5,620 miles from Yokohama, Japan, in 74 days, 17 hours. Her remarkable achievement was overshadowed in national news by continuing coverage of the Apollo 11 moon mission and reports that Sen.

In July 1961 a record 97 women pilots—including 11 from San Diego county—took off From Montgomery Field for the start of the 15th annual All Women’s Transcontinental Air Race. From The San Diego Union, Sunday, July 9, 1961: 97 Powder Puff Pilots Start Race Across U.S. By Tim Shepard Ninty-seven Powder Puff Derby pilots yesterday zoomed their planes off the Montgomery Field take-off apron for the start of the 15th annual all-women transcontinental air race.

At the Quindaro Water Treatment Plant in Kansas City, Kan., a dual-train, 3.5-gpm (0.2-L/s) pilot plant has been operating continuously since 1996 to evaluate enhanced coagulation and plant process performance. In the past, the pilot plant had been operated only during the week. The pilot plant took 1–2 days to stabilize, and that allowed for 3–4 days of data collection per week.