My Sailing Days

Far Niente - also a fine wine, translates to "without a care"

Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Part VI

The Vessel Far Niente ready for blue water - Shelter Island, CA

Life gets no better! Marv & Cathy at the helm, Naomi & I, center - San Diego Bay

Marv's beaming approval over his new mizzen stay sail imprinted with my shadow - San Diego Bay

Crusty old salt, Lee Cook & Donny Laing - Ventura Harbor before sea trials

Former Naval Academy Training Vessel Windfall in all her glory - Wooden Boat Race, San Diego Blue Water

Seventeen year-old Steven at the helm, sporting his first beard and new $150 Varney's - Santa Barbara Coastal Waters

Windfall with Spinnaker set for the third leg - San Diego Bay

My first heavy weather - twenty foot seas - Channel Islands, CA

Wood god Donny (chisel in hand ) and salty dog Sonny - The Early Days, Ventura Harbor

My young buddy Steven, Naomi and I, a week before Donny's death - San Diego Bay