WAY back around 1964 or so a friend and I made our way from the Chicago area to Galveston Tx. Got there broke and contacted my friends bother living in the area. He had no room for us, but did have a 24 ft Columbia Challenger sailboat and let us stay aboard. He said "IF" we read a book he let us have and could show we could sail, we could use the boat. Took us a week and we were ready.

***** I had an epiphany! ***** Once I was away from the dock, there was no more cost to go across the gulf or around the world!

From there, I was hooked!!

Greg
A photo of the Golden Gate Bridge BEHIND us as we departed the Bay Area in 2004, the goal of cruising started!