The bay looked “like it was boiling,” said a boat captain with a whale-watching company in Monterey Bay, Calif. He captured video of thousands of dolphins swimming off the coast.

The team is already a world championship gold medalist and can now add a water rescue to their list of accomplishments.

That tradition is slowly coming to an end. John’s Bay Boat Co. is currently building its 78th wooden boat, which is also its last commercial vessel. It’s the 34’ tuna boat Lea Katherine, which will ...