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After 45 years, a ferry captain still loves the bay

Capt. Chuck Elles has seen it all in his 45-plus years of service on San Francisco Bay. “I love being out on the water,” he said. “That, to me, is freedom.”
Capt. Chuck Elles has seen it all in his 45-plus years of service on San Francisco Bay. “I love be
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