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He has a Facebook page--last I knew he lived in Mexico, but it appears he's moved on to El Salvador. You could try his e-mail through his old forum profile (JimB517), but that might be to the San Diego Sheriff's Dept.--probably a defunct address. If you reach him, I'm curious to hear how he's doing--his new location is a little puzzling.
Dave Bristle Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired), Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
Now I see, from a map he shows that hung in his office, his plan to hop, skip and jump down to Ecuador by January on his boat Octopus Garden--a 50+' (?) classic ketch, as I recall... I guess it's starting to make sense (to an old fart "stuck" in CT).
For the newer crowd here, this is our past Association Commodore and most distinguished ocean racer on a C-25, back when he lived in, worked in, and sailed out of San Diego.
Dave Bristle Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired), Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
Thank you guys... I'll try to get in contact with him
When we visited Mission Bay in San Diego during our year-long meandering in 2006/07 with our beloved C250WB "Someday Lady". We stayed for 3 month in Village Bay Marina, slip 5, on D dock. Jim visited us frequently and took us out on his boat. Jim is a sailor at heart and told us lots of great stories.
Jim gave us a copy of his his book called "Bahamas or Bust", in which he describes their year-long wandering with their boat called "Indicipline", and it cover to cover. His headline reads "A family of 4 on a powerboat from San Diego to Milwaukee, to the Bahamas and Beyond".
Henk & Johanna "Floating", a few off your "barnacles". "Someday Lady" '95 C250WB #151 ('03 - 2016) "Sea ya" 30ft Bayliner (04-2018 - 09-2018) "Mariah" '96 C250WB #191 (05-2019 - 15-05-2023) "Lady J" '00 C250WK #499 (05-2021 - 09-2022)
Well, he's moved beyond... far beyond! But, sadly, without the family.
Dave Bristle Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired), Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
Sorry, I shouldn't have said anything, but as you can see from his open FB page, he's retired and has been living aboard a big ketch in Mexico for more than a few years now with a woman who is not the wife (Pam?) whom I met in San Diego. I know nothing of the back-story.
In San Diego, Jim became a passionate ocean racer who tired of being too late for the after-race cocktail parties on distance races in his C-25, so "graduated himself" to a 30' Pearson Flyer, an older flush-deck racer, upgraded the boat, gathered and trained a regular crew, and became a force in the San Diego fleet. He reported only some early activities here, but kept a Facebook page on Sly McFly Racing. (That was his Flyer.) I would congratulate him on successful duels with big Js and the like... Then something changed.
Dave Bristle Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired), Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
Dave Bristle Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired), Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
Sorry, I shouldn't have said anything, but as you can see from his open FB page, he's retired and has been living aboard a big ketch in Mexico for more than a few years now with a woman who is not the wife (Pam?) whom I met in San Diego.
So, I guess he's living the dream. However, I would much prefer to do the same with my wife.
Dave Bristle Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired), Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
I always joke with my wife that if I don’t return home from a day out or a business trip, check Tahiti... I really believe she takes me seriously. As we now see, you never know!
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