Sailing Around The World

My dream of sailing around the world started in the 4^th grade at North Beach Elementary in Ballard when two friends Arne and Kristen said their parents were taking them out of school for a year to go sailing.  I thought “Someday that is what I am going to do”.  That same year when I was 10 yrs old I was inspired to create this drawing of a sailboat in art class.

Sailing has always been a big part of my life.  In my childhood, I sailed on a 34′ Cal with my Brother Tom and his family.  Then in high school I sailed with my cousin Scott and his dad Barney.  In the 80′s I spent some time racing in Puget Sound and at the Tuesday night Duck Dodge.  In my 20′s, I became skipper of a Beneteau First 46 which I delivered to San Juans and Desolation Sound/British Columbia for many years.

Along the way, I went on sailing adventures in the Caribbean, Thailand, Myanmar, Belize and British Columbia.  Each sailing trip fueled my desire for more adventures on the water.

In 2009 on a trip to the Queen Charlottes in British Columbia, I realized that  I wanted to figure out how to do something with my passion for sailing.  It is my intention that Sailing Vagabond will  allow me to make a difference by connecting people through the Global World of Sailing.