Overview
- Safe Harbor Marinas told the ship’s operators to disregard a lease termination and said talks on mooring would continue, according to messages shared by the group.
- The Bill of Rights will remain at the Chula Vista Bayfront for now, though no long-term agreement is in place.
- Youth programs are proceeding, including U.S. Navy Sea Cadet training and planned summer sailing trips to Catalina Island.
- The 137-foot replica schooner is run by the South Bayfront Sailing Association, which teaches sailing, navigation, and teamwork to students ages 10 to 18.
- An earlier termination notice followed Blackstone Infrastructure’s $5 billion purchase of Safe Harbor Marinas, and a supporter-led petition and media attention helped prompt the reversal, a turn that could shape how redevelopment treats long-standing community uses.