Paul started sailing in the late ‘70s with high school friends on a Hobie Cat in the Gulf of Mexico.  During his professional career, he traveled the world as part of the oil and gas industry. And because of that, he has had many opportunities to sail and race in some beautiful places including Norway, England, Australia, Sardinia, France and the Caribbean.  Meg spent time growing up on a lake in Wisconsin mostly water skiing and occassionally tooling around on a Sun Fish. But, Paul has been the one with the vision and driver of our sailing plan.

We bought a Jeanneau 379 in 2014 and named her Rodeless Traveler (more on the name later). We enjoyed cruising on her and Paul raced her frequently, including in the annual Harvest Moon Regatta, from Galveston to Port Aransas along the Texas coast.    

Paul’s passion for sailing has driven many of his recent life choices. He obtained his USCG Captain License, became an ASA instructor, and racked up as many offshore passages and professional yacht deliveries as he could over the past few years in preparation for the cruising life. Paul enjoys helping people improve their skills and achieve their sailing ambitions, often combining ASA instruction with yacht deliveries. “I have had the great privilege to help many students, friends and crew achieve their sailing vision.  I plan to continue to teach Offshore Passage Making (ASA108) while we are cruising when possible.”