The Californian is a replica of a ship that sailed in the 1800's on the west coast during the Gold Rush. It was quite a big sailboat fitting 50-60 of us yuppy tourists aboard. Raising those sails is no easy feat. In fact, the tourists are allowed and encouraged to help hoist them up. My mom and I passed, but my dad got in on the action. They kept the engine running until we got out of the harbor into open seas. Unfortunately, the wind wasn't in our favor. The calm waters rocked us back and forth like a sitting duck for an hour. I never get seasick, but this got to me. I laid down on the quarter deck, took a little snooze and woke up when we got back into the harbor. Somehow the wind picked up inside the harbor and got us up to three knots.
At the end of the ride, they fired guns (little canons that are not called canons) into the ocean. They warned us it would be very loud and sure enough it managed to set off a car alarm or two a half mile away. Overall, it was a fun experience, but I would have been just fine if it was only an hour ride rather than two.