A friend asked me what was the decision process involved in choosing my latest boat, a Beneteau First 30 JK which is not your typical/traditional sailboat to say the least. I tried to explain there was method to my madness, or maybe just madness 🙂  I will attempt to articulate the madness as best as…
I have put Secret Agent Man up for sale with Norm at Sailcal, the J/boats dealer for northern california. I bought the boat from Norm 5 years ago so he knows the boat well 🙂 I really enjoyed SAM over the years but having moved to Amsterdam, it didn’t make sense to keep her. Here…
I can’t believe I have owned SAM for 5 years, time flies when you are having fun! I would be sailing her (him?) for the last time, dropping her off at the broker’s dock in Alameda to be listed for sale. Sausalito sunrise on SAM. Early start to sort out all the gear on the boat…
Finally got around to putting the name on my new J/92 sailboat, Secret Agent Man. It had to be three worded to keep with tradition and I didn't want to go with Never Again III (which was more apt). My previous boats were all three worded "Sudden Stops Necessary" and "Nixon was cool.." (which I…
I've often read that the best days of a sailor's life is when he buys a boat and the day he sells his boat. I definitely felt relief both when I sold Sudden Stops Necessary and Nixon Was Cool just because selling a boat is not that easy, but I wouldn't call it joy. Had…
Sold "Nixon was Cool…" my racing J/24 this past weekend. Had some amazing experiences on that boat, sorry to see it go. At least it is staying relatively local (Lake Tahoe).. onto new adventures.. Our first regatta in 2004, photograph taken by Latitude 38 on a sunny, breezy San Francisco day.
Nixon is for sale, check the details here