Spokesman-Review writer learns the ropes while sailing a boat between Hawaii and Oregon

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Thu., Aug. 30, 2018

Rick Moran uses his safety harness attached to the boat, which keeps the sailors strapped to the boat. One slip could send him over the edge which at night could be deadly.

Will Campbell The Spokesman-Review
Sunset on Rage is one of the few times when all the sailors are together. Nelson Rolens, left, chats with Dave Moran. The two are life-long sailors, family friends and mentors of mine.

Will Campbell The Spokesman-Review
In the first hours voyage, Dave Moran sails Rage away from the northern hills of Oahu. We won’t see land again for 11 days.

Will Campbell The Spokesman-Review
Thirty minutes before the squid was fried in butter with some paprika and lime, they had jumped out of the water and onto the boat, leaving splatters of black ink.

Will Campbell The Spokesman-Review
Rick Moran, bottom, hoists his brother Dave Moran up the mast for some repair work.

Will Campbell The Spokesman-Review
Will Campbell steers with a tiller, uncommon in boats as big as the 70-foot Rage. The boat’s steering is so well-tuned, it often feels like it’s steering itself.

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