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I am happy to be here and excited to get started on Sailnet. A little background on me, I am married, with 4 kids. I spent 12 yrs in the Marine Corps, leaving the service in 2011. During that time I spent a total of 2.5 yrs at sea watching the Navy work, enjoying the view and the liberty ports, while hitching a ride to either IRQ or AFG. I became a shellback in 2000, and upgraded to a Golden Shellback in 2002. I love being at sea and have dreamt of returning since my last trip in 2009.
I went back to school in 2012 and will graduate in 2016. As a graduation gift to myself I am buying a boat and learning to sail. Last year I took a research trip on a 77 foot gaff rigged schooner, I worked as a member of the crew for 2 weeks, and in our off time I conducted sediment research. I fell in love with sailing and being at sea on a smaller vessel. My family is very adventurous and I am fortunate to have a wife that is very supportive. When I left the service we took a year, home schooled the kids, bought an RV and just took off. I would like to do the same with a sail boat in 2016/17 but have a lot to learn before then. I am lucky to live in Sault Ste Marie, MI with easy access to 3 of the 5 inland seas. I also have a good friend who has single handed his own vessel from Baltimore to the Med and back, and is currently a freighter master on the lakes. He has agreed to teach me once I buy my boat. I am very excited to start on this path and cannot wait to embark on the adventures ahead.
I went back to school in 2012 and will graduate in 2016. As a graduation gift to myself I am buying a boat and learning to sail. Last year I took a research trip on a 77 foot gaff rigged schooner, I worked as a member of the crew for 2 weeks, and in our off time I conducted sediment research. I fell in love with sailing and being at sea on a smaller vessel. My family is very adventurous and I am fortunate to have a wife that is very supportive. When I left the service we took a year, home schooled the kids, bought an RV and just took off. I would like to do the same with a sail boat in 2016/17 but have a lot to learn before then. I am lucky to live in Sault Ste Marie, MI with easy access to 3 of the 5 inland seas. I also have a good friend who has single handed his own vessel from Baltimore to the Med and back, and is currently a freighter master on the lakes. He has agreed to teach me once I buy my boat. I am very excited to start on this path and cannot wait to embark on the adventures ahead.
