There I was, I thought I was going to die! I was only a dozen feet up the rock climbing wall and I started having strong chest pains!

This missive covers 2 topics: the 1st boat that I owned which was never named, and boat names at our desert retreat in Indio, CA.

In August 1973, I sailed across the Pacific from Hawaii to L.A. on a 63' sloop. The crossing itself took 21 days without sight of land.

In April 1973, between my sky diving & scuba diving endeavors, I bought a 26' sloop with 3 guys, which we berthed in Redondo Beach.