Water therapy…

Anytime on or near the water is always special. For me, it renews my spirit and makes me forget for a short time all of life’s real or self-imposed stresses. It can also be exhilarating. A few weeks ago, Paul, my son-in-law and I got underway for a few hours. At first the winds were…

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Ed Hart’s advice on buying a sail boat.

At 81 years young and over 50 years of solo sailing experience, Ed Hart knows a few things about buying a sailboat. His first boat was a 24 foot Islander.  He sailed this boat from San Diego to Hawaii.  His second solo trip to Hawaii, he purchased a Cal 25.  This was all before GPS. So…

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Ed Hart, Solo Sailor and Octogenarian

Ed Hart is one of those amazing souls who is content to sail the world’s oceans alone.  At sixty-one he circumnavigated the globe. Now, at eighty-one he is still sailing solo. His next trip may be to Ireland, or he may decide to sail back to Hawaii. His boat is simple.  His accomodations are Spartan….

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