: About Me

I have for the most part,of my 79 years, been associated with boats and small ships. 20 of those years spent as an ordained Congregational Christian minister. Although not fully retired, I make the most of my retirement by reading, writing ,painting, I Served in the Army, Navy ,a Merchant Marine officer and commercial and military hard hat diver.. I am originally from Boston, Massachusetts. I Semi-retired to the Florida Panhandle 10 years ago. . To keep my hand in, I fill in as a Part time Captain on local Dolphin watch boats. As a Captain and Ordained Congregational Christian Minister I often officiate at weddings on the Local Dinner cruise ship.

My passion is ...

Getting as much pleasure out of life that I can

I know too much about ...

Too few things

My parents always told me ...

keep your mouth shut and your eys open

My childhood ambition ...

Be a vessel captain

My favorite memory ...

having every thing I had ever wanted by age 25

Why I write ...

It is exciting . I get my jollys

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Just about everything I can

My first job ...

Making 5 puond bags of sugar out of 100 lb sacks

My best moment ...

Looking forward to what was comming after I was 25 yrs old

My inspiration ...

I do not havent a clue why I just like too write, paint, work

Sports & Recreation > Boating & Sailing Yachting yarns: Horror stories from the high seas

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21 Days Out of Boston The 40 foot yacht, Sir Robert L' was 21 days out of Boston Harbor. The weather for the past 30 days was as perfect as it could get for a trip down east along the Maine coast. Temperatures in the mid-eighties, gentle to calm southwest breezes moving across a flat turquoise sea; the clouds were all in other latitudes. Little did the crew of the Sir Robert' realize that there was an unpredicted weather change coming. The crew had been up since 0330 hr., called to breakfast by the first officer at 0400 hr. By the time the meal ended, the sun was making its entrance over t...

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