A Japanese explorer with plans to sail a traditional tule reed boat from the Bay Area to Hawaii next year is building a prototype in Sausalito. Jin Ishikawa began construction earlier this month at ...

Jin Ishikawa talks about the 30-foot tule reed boat he is building, a model of which sits in front of him, at Galilee Harbor in Sausalito on Monday, April 24, 2023. The boat is a prototype of the ...

For most people, going to Japan once would be the trip of a lifetime. For Douglas Brooks, it has become commonplace. Brooks, a professional boat builder from Vergennes, has visited Japan more than two ...