Blogging – finally jumping in (splash!)

Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute During the summer of 2016 I crewed on a 40ft sailboat in the Pacific Cup which is a 2,070 mile Pacific Ocean crossing from San Francisco to Hawaii. I’m not sure why Greg and Susan were so keen to have me aboard; it certainly wasn’t for my limited sailing skills.  I suspect it was for…

Please stop this incessant movement!

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes The perpetual movement is starting to take its toll. Everyone’s in good spirits but the sheer effort it takes to do the most basic things is simply exhausting and being constantly thrown around the boat has us all black and blue. Yesterday we passed the half way point to Hawaii (yay!) and celebrated with rum…

The night before departure

Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Sunday, July 10th 2016 The Bay Area couldn’t have been more beautiful this evening. As we checked off any final to-do’s and organized our personal belongings aboard Rapture, it was one of those rare, balmy nights with clear skies and a soft breeze. The sound of people all around squeezing every last drop out of…