A few weeks ago Ray Chang left a comment that he had seen my best known line in a book, THE SPIRIT OF SAILING, of photographs taken by Michael Kahn. He sent me an image of the page, but it was too small to reproduce here. I was curious, so I went to Amazon and found the book and being a big spender bought a copy for less than $8. It arrived today and it is indeed a book of beautiful photographs and fine words. I am in very good company. Thank you, Ray, for bringing THE SPIRIT OF SAILING to my attention.
With temperatures never rising much above freezing for the past three days, the snow that fell Tuesday night was still mostly with us this morning in the form of ice. The driveway into our complex is clear and we decided to go to the supermarket. This was the first time either of us has gone farther than to take the trash out since Tuesday. Parking here is outside and we found Carol’s car with 2” of ice on the windshield. With the help of the defroster and a plastic scoop we managed to clear it and off Carol drove. The streets are clear except for a few places permanently in shade. The temperature is now 50 and due to be warmer tomorrow. I still see snow on the marina docks, but I hope to get to GANNET tomorrow, and if the forecast continues unchanged to sail Tuesday morning.
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Webb is too modest to mention the company he is in, so I will share that with you here. Other titans from the intersection of sailing and literary worlds quoted in the book include William Atkin, Joseph Conrad, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Masefield, Mark Twain, Elizabeth Meyer, Henry Thoreau, just to name a few.
Thank you, Ray. Your comment and that company brings a smile.
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