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…

Whales and otters and turtles, oh my!

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes We woke to a gloriously sunny morning in Capitola. After a hearty breakfast, we departed south for Stillwater Cove off of the 18th hole at Pebble Beach. Crossing vast Monterey Bay under engine power we were treated to an exhibition of wildlife that could rival any day out at the aquarium; otters, seals, dolphins and…