Matt Rutherford Crossing Pacific in Daysailor for Science

[kairoscruise]

Hi Folks,

Matt Rutherford is currently crossing the Pacific nonstop from California to Japan doing "the worlds first continent to continent marine plastic survey". He is doing it in a 29 foot sailboat with a partner, scientist Nicole Trenholm.

I think this is pretty badass. What say the web, awesome, foolish or what?

[RKsailsolo]

Badass? Maybe but I find it more as terribly interesting in understanding what drives him. He certainly has the capacity to endure and stay connected to his goals no matter what. I discovered this guy and his blog when he was on the final quarter of his solo around the Americas. Whatever's been written since, I don't think the full story has been told yet about what his experiences represent. He's a unique character. http://thesailingpodcast.com/mattrutherford/

[nesscapade]

I met Matt at the boat show">Annapolis Boat show 2 years ago. He's a very focused and really nice guy. He seems to be very soft spoken which is amazing when you read about his trip around the americas. His life as a child was not very productive to say the least. He's found his passion, he's really good at it and it's all for unselfish causes. Since I measure people by their actions, not their words I think he's badass and awesome for sure. Read about his life and solo sail around the Americas then decide for yourself.