If you’ve been looking out across San Francisco Bay recently, you may have noticed a large tall ship gliding gracefully across the water.
It's no surprise that Bob Hinden has again entered Surprise in the Pacific Cup. "I will be navigator, and it will be my sixth Hawaii race," says Bob's daughter Rebecca.
In modern times it’s extremely rare for human travelers to stow away aboard sailboats. But over the years we’ve reported on all shorts of freeloading creatures found aboard cruising boats.
Reader Brett Langolf sent us this message — and link — a few weeks ago.