Walking Away From A Passion

In our youth, we pursue various activities that appeal to us.

Sometimes an activity becomes a passion.

My passion was sailing.

At the age of 15, my brother and I would go out in our little wooden sailboat when we heard small craft warnings because we knew we’d have strong winds.

One problem was that the little boat had a hole in the bottom.

So,, we brought a pail with us.

One of us would sail while the other would bail.

My passion for sailing continued to grow.

I was in over100 sailboat races.

The biggest thrill was racing on a 70′ yacht from Chicago to Mackinac Island.

We traveled the length of Lake Michigan.

Now that I’m 80, it’s time to walk away from sailing.

But, I’ll always have the memories!