In my new role as Editor In Chief of SailStiletto.com I spent weeks soul searching while honestly being hardly productive. Certainly from the outside looking in the board of directors were concerned. They were secretly questioning if they had made the right choice in their selection of Editor, but I knew this is just my typical modus operandi. Its my process. The only way I can produce good work…
Holding true to Stiletto’s inherent ability to make an impression, a little girl named Emma had her first experience on the sea yesterday. Our Stiletto 27 catamaran, Here We Go, certainly made an impression. She had never been on a boat before in her life, and I was lucky enough to share in her delight, […]
As I stand here looking over our newly refit Stiletto, I can’t resist reflection. I feel that trepidation of the exact moment a roller coaster car peaks at the top and stalls. It is that split second before the fall when you know whats coming but have no choice to turn back. You’re on this ride now and it is definitely “Game Time”.
I happened upon Drew Frye’s http://sail-delmarva.blogspot.com/ where you can read of his adventures aboard ‘Cherokee Sun’, his Stiletto 27. I immediately knew I must speak with Drew! Over the course of a few days I wrote comments on his blog trying to make a connection. Knowing he must be moderating comments, I shared my contact information and pleaded with him to respond back. He thought I was a spambot…
All of the standard references told me of the impracticality of distance cruising in a small boat, like our Stiletto Catamaran, and the improbability of the trip I had in mind, and yet with a realistic understanding of inherent limitations and differences, the result was a fuller experience…
