From the deck
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Forty years in courtrooms. A longer apprenticeship under sail — coastal passages, blue-water crossings, and the slow education of wind, current, and weather.
Long before closing arguments and appellate briefs, there were the salt creeks and sand beaches of our North Florida coastline. With the years, afternoon sails stretched into coastal passages, then offshore legs, explorations of the Bahamas and Caribbean, and then eventually full ocean crossings.
The water was always calling, offering a brief respite at times, occasionally suggesting a little adventure, but always imposing a second education: patience, preparation, and respect for a sea that does not care about a trial calendar. The reward has been measured not in verdicts or judgments, but in nautical miles and life lessons learned. Gratitude!