I certainly hope there are oceans, rivers, sounds, bays and sailboats in the next life. I don't know how there could be a Heaven (for me) without them. Here's a little sailing video I put together a few weeks back that I like to watch when I need to be sailing and I'm not able to go.
Jon was a most remarkable person. I knew him only from this board but I've been posting on and off here for many years so I felt (like many of you) that I knew him. He certainly was a sailor's sailor.