First Date
I’m hesitant to write this. Am I announcing a boat pregnancy too early? The entire purpose of this trip to the Dominican Republic was to look at a boat. A Lagoon 410 catamaran. We found her a couple weeks earlier. She had made her debut on the internet immediately after we had surveyed her 38′ sister. Unlike her […]
Animals Waiting for Wind
Setting: Cabarete, Dominical Republic. Kite Beach. Mood: Chilled. With anticipation. Kiteboarders: A herd of animals. The herd replays the same conversations in their head. “Is it windy enough?” “Is it 14 meter weather?” “Maybe it’ll pick up. Rig small now. Stay out longer once it cranks.” It’s an overly optimistic bunch. Then, one animal pulls the trigger. Out comes […]