Original story written on 1/11/2009: All the original details still hold: the last-minute planning, the freak swells, the duct-taped hood. The boats were slower back then, fuel was cheaper, and West Marine probably still opened on Sundays… but the ride? Same rush. Same salt in your eyes. Same idiot wave you throw when a bird […]

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My birthday week 2025 kicked off early at Roberto’s place in Menlo Park. To get here I traveled 509 miles from Southern California. We set the alarm for 5 AM, bleary-eyed but pumped for our personal watercraft adventure ahead. By just shy of 7 AM, we were chowing down on breakfast, the sun barely creeping […]

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