Day of music, food eating contest, battle for fish taco supremacy and piracy in Noyo Harbor ends with walk the plank fundraiser
Noyo Harbor Festival Makes a Splash with Food, Fun, and Fundraising
The Noyo Harbor Festival raised $13,000, drawing a lively crowd to North Noyo Harbor on both Saturday and Sunday for a weekend packed with competitive food events, playful antics, and live music.
Fort Bragg’s beloved milkman, Ryan Genaro, took home the crown in the fish-eating contest—though he lingered afterward looking a bit pale. The Fish Taco Contest, featuring entries from local food establishments, was won by Medusa Tacos for best overall and best presentation, Noyo Fish got 2nd Los Galitos got third. Asian Fusion got best sauce. Frank Hartzell had them all and they were all great. They got mixed up in the little tray so I couldn’t tell which was which to vote.
Casey Saltlife won the fish fillet contest, Cash Maxey and Byron Lemos won for catching the best rockfish and lingcod.
Numbers are on the way but the fundraising was a success. So much so that four brave and wacky souls were “sentenced” to walk the plank—set up on the outer edge of the big pier, 15 feet above the chilly waters of the Noyo River. The plunge lineup included Noyo Harbor Harbormaster Anna Neumann, Mendocino County Supervisor Bernie Novell, Fort Bragg Police Captain Thomas O’Neal, and Frank Hartzell of Mendocinocoast.news..
Don’t miss the video by Linda Hartzell capturing the highlights, along with a gallery of festival photos—each with its own little story.
The fundraiser was to get money for new water piping to serve the whole district, the new fish cleaning station, the incoming icehouse and the offices and such. Plus the district needs a new boat to do its maintenance.
“Overall around $13,000 from donations to merchandise sales, vendor fees and sponsorships. We are definitely replacing the water lines and I will have to chat further with the commission about the boat.”
Neumann said.
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The video of Anna cut out .Be careful this is one of those videos you will watch 100x if you don’t make it stop. Its the diving for all eternity video.
LIsten to how supportive my wife Linda was when my pants fell off! They came off when I hit the water. I was too cheap to wear my good belt and had made one out of a rope and had to get them before Davy Jones did. She made sure nobody knew it was happening. NOT! She said it was Karma for me for taking all those pictures of other gorgeous ladies. Don’t get too worried, I am an old school writer who loved the Marx Brothers and the George and Gracie show. This script went tlike everybody has fun, George gets in trouble for taking pictures of beautiful women, so she pays him back by filming George losing his pants. That part was not scripted. I saw O’Neal go in before me and said, he’s going to ruin his good belt! I was proudly wearing a cheapskate belt made out of a rope. When I hit the water this fine piece of enginnnering failed. I have lost a lot of weight so my pants don’t fit and although I got them back on in the water I lost them climbing that ladder. Thankfully, I had giant boxers on not briefs. Anna had warned me no moons were allowed at the family friendly event, somehow seeing something this ridiculous might happen even before the event.
