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Pure Spirit
I fell in love with Betsy in Jacksonville, Florida, while she…
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God on the Wide Open Ocean
The night of the third day I slept. I meant to be up again in…
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Overboard
The third day. Dead tired, no sleep, dehydrated, seasick, feeling…
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Sailor Knots
The sun came out like a newborn baby, I was that elated to see…
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Slow Leak
Having a baby is very like offshore sailing: ahead of the birth,…
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Authority
The first rule at sea is don’t fall off; you never let go unless…
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Armed
Coming into Mobile Bay, tying up at Dog River Marina, I had a…
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Virtue of the Easy Way
We had been on the move for a month. Starting out, I had tried…
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Strain
We anchored in Sabine Pass, among giant oil rigs used for drilling…