Category Archives: On the Water

 The story begins a long time ago when my daughter said that she wanted to take a vacation…. just the two of us… getting there by an airplane…..”A real vacation” she said. I realized that this was a reasonable request … Continue reading →

     Every summer I sail Belford Gray, a 28′ wooden Friendship sloop on Eggemoggin Reach and adjoining waters. Belford Gray is engineless, so we sail her with wind, tide, elbow grease, and intuition.      When there is no wind we … Continue reading →

A long time ago my friend Charles (a former student of mine) told me something that I haven’t forgotten. He said, “Fishing is a disease.” He, of course, was referring to himself. Several summers ago I worked for Charlie part … Continue reading →