An Excerpt from "Sailing to Jessica"
Chapter 2: The Meaning of Life
...As I timidly took the wheel, Paul kicked off his shoes, stripped off his shirt and, before anyone knew what was going on, jumped into the water.
“Damn it, Paul!” I shouted at him, stomping my foot. With half a mile of water between us and land, we were now facing a real man-over-board situation. But for the moment I was quite content to leave that man in the water...
I steered toward Paul, who was grinning in the water and casually resting on the life ring. Seconds later, I couldn’t see him. The bow of the boat obstructed my view of the water’s surface. That wasn’t a big deal when rescuing a boat cushion; who cared if I ran it over? But run over Paul?
In my foul mood, it was tempting...
“Damn it, Paul!” I shouted at him, stomping my foot. With half a mile of water between us and land, we were now facing a real man-over-board situation. But for the moment I was quite content to leave that man in the water...
I steered toward Paul, who was grinning in the water and casually resting on the life ring. Seconds later, I couldn’t see him. The bow of the boat obstructed my view of the water’s surface. That wasn’t a big deal when rescuing a boat cushion; who cared if I ran it over? But run over Paul?
In my foul mood, it was tempting...
A Glimpse of our Life on Land...
Paul and I had built a rock climbing wall in our basement and were in the process of finishing the rest of our basement when we decided to set sail...here is our almost completed project.
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Books We Constantly Used On Board
1. US Sailing (1996), The Certification Series, Portsmouth, Rhode Island: United States Sailing Assocation (see photo below)
2. Jimmy Cornell (1987) World Cruising Routes (4th Edition), Camden, Maine: International Marine 3. Nigel Calder (1996), Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual: How to Maintain, Repair, and Improve Your Boat's Essential Systems (2nd Edition), Camden, Maine: International Marine 4. Nigel Calder (1992), Marine Diesel Engines: Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Repair (2nd Edition), Camden, Maine: International Marine 5. The Merck Manual of Medical Information: Home Edition (1997), Whitehouse Station, New Jersey: Merck Research Laboratories 6. PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook (2002 Edition), New Jersey: Delmar, a division of Thomson Learning and Medical EconomicsCompany 7. Lin Pardey with Larry Pardey (1998), The Care and Feeding of Sailing Crew (2nd Edition), Middletown, California: Pardey Books See my reviews of these books. |