The forecast called for no wind and extreme heat but I rarely let a bad forecast stop me from going sailing. The St. Lucie Sailing Club http://stluciesailingclub.org/ sponsored a raft up at Peck Lake, about 3 miles south of the St.…
“Well the wind is blowin’ harder now Fifty knots or there abouts There’s white caps on the ocean And I’m watchin’ for water spouts” I signed up as a support vessel for the Crossing for the Cure. I planned to…
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…
I had the pleasure of taking two couples for a charter on Sailfish the first week of March from Stuart Florida to Key Biscayne and back up to West Palm Beach. The weather was ideal although the first day from…