When I tell people I grew up on a farm in Kansas as far from the ocean as one can be in the States, they often ask me how I became interested in and to love sailing. I tell them…
My second boat was a 23′ Venture MacGregor. It seemed huge the first time I stepped aboard. I found it at in Kansas and sailed it on Lake Perry. It was cutter rigged meaning it had 2 head sails and…