A history-making journey took place this week from Sausalito to the Farallon Islands by a local woman via water bike. It’s a journey Jessica Schiller made for a greater purpose.
“A lot of people thought I was crazy!” said Schiller, who spoke with ABC7 at a park in Sausalito. One of her signature Schiller water bikes was in the foreground.
That spirit of “crazy” could be said about Schiller’s dream of starting a water bike company 10 years ago. But definitely about her latest life challenge.
“It’s the first-ever bike ride to the Farallon Islands,” she said.
Sixty miles from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Southeast Farallon Islands comes with a unique set of challenges.
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“I knew there were going to be rough seas, strong current, wind of course, and it’s great white shark migration season,” Schiller said.
So, starting before sunrise on Friday, Schiller began her grueling trek.
“It’s the equivalent of doing this on land, would probably be 150 miles,” she said in an estimate.