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Part 1: Lia & the Zephyrs
I call TowBoat US. The California coastline is no place to get caught offshore in an 800 pound rowboat, solo, at night without a backup plan. I need a support boat on standby before I venture offshore overnight. I can’t imagine TowBoat US will sell me membership. My boat has oars, no sails, no engine, but it’s worth a call. [...]
Part 2: Kayaker with Chest Pains
The wind is now fresh from the E/SE, but I settle in for the slog and manage 2+ knots. “What’s our strategy? I was thinking of cutting across to the north shore.” “Let’s row along the south shore.” Don says. This reminds me of a great quote in the book ‘Sod’s Law of the Sea,’ in which the husband says, [...]
Part 1: Mile Stones
When Don Bekins and I rowed under the Golden Gate, out to Point Bonita and back on September 22nd, there was no wind, no wind at all. Not even a puff to send us home. Yesterday, we knew, would be different. Our original plan was to row today, but Don and his wife had made plans to go away for [...]
Hell in a Handbasket
I wanted an evening adventure. I knew rain was forecast. I knew strong winds were forecast, 22-25 knots from the south. I figured I'd be in before they hit. My plan was to head to Alameda, a 5-7 hour row, a long shot admittedly. I left with the last hour of the ebb pulling me towards the Golden Gate. Except [...]
DISCOVERY CHANNEL
We filmed in May and the feature on the YO! Row: World Record Attempt to row from Japan to San Francisco, will finally air T O N I G H T! The Daily Planet show, Episode 156 is at 7pm EST, 4pm Pacific Time (US) on Discovery Canada. Sponsors heavily featured in the filming of the show (but no guarantee [...]
Out The Gate
Experience builds confidence. "Have you been out the gate yet?" I have been asked many times. It's taken months - 10 to be exact - of experience inside the bay, to feel ready to face the deep trenches of current that lie outside the bay, beyond the Golden Gate Bridge. What will happen when the tide turns? Will the countercurrent [...]