We’ve arrived in the epicenter of the Cata Cup. It’s 2012, and I’m about to begin a 10-year run of participating in the best catamaran regatta in the world.

The Paradise Adventures fleet also includes Footloose, a 40-foot, U.S. Coast Guard-certified catamaran that can carry up to 38 passengers in style for sunsets, dolphin watching and adventure sailing.

The Paradise Adventures fleet also includes Footloose, a 40-foot, U.S. Coast Guard-certified catamaran that can carry up to 38 passengers in style for sunsets, dolphin watching and adventure sailing.

Naturalist Cindy Rice, of Monterey, talks about the wildlife during a tour of the Elkhorn Slough on the Monterey Bay Eco Tours electric catamaran in Moss Landing, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.