A Letter to David Youngstud

Dave:  I know you’re away on a business trip and miss your boat.  I visited her on Sunday,,,,and she looks great.  The guys who work at the Marina say they look after her, keep her lines tight and make sure your dinghy doesn’t fill with water.  Funny thing is,,,,,your boat is cleaner now than when […]

Selling Tulum- Part 3

I’ve had to resist the temptation to publish this particular post, wanting to do some  research into how other sailboat owners put their boats up for sale and whether me and my wife were on the mark or had somehow missed it (especially prior to publishing this post).   Ok, you’ve made the decision to […]

Catalina Trip Lessons

We took off for five days to Catalina Island, Ca for our kid’s spring break and I learned more lessons in a few days than I have in a long time, both about life and about the boat. The Boat: We survived for four days on a mooring with me and three women on board, […]