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Issue 5 : Mar/Apr 1999 At the end of his Mediterranean odyssey, Ulysses was given divine instructions to put his oars on his shoulder and walk inland until people no longer recognized what he was carrying. When he arrived at this place, he buried the oars and returned home to a loving family and lasting...
Issue 5 : Mar/Apr 1999 I cannot pinpoint the exact moment Ken and I first conceived of The Dream as a real option for us. I believe it evolved as we shifted our focus in life from the myriad activities with our children and careers to the evolution of an “empty nest” life. It is...
Be careful who you get into a boat with Issue 5 : Mar/Apr 1999 I’ve never had much luck fishing, but this hasn’t deterred my everlasting hopefulness and the fantasies which accompany putting on the fisherman’s hat. Despite the perils inherent in mixing hooks, lines and sinkers with mainsheets, jibsheets, and staysail sheets, I have...
Issue 5 : Mar/Apr 1999 The race started when Linda said, “Isn’t that blue boat catching us?” I put down the book I’d been reading while I steered and began to pay more attention to sail trim and heading. The increased murmur of our bow wave and the hiss from the dinghy told me we...
