Tuesday, May 10, 2011

My friend and one of my heros

I first met Stuart Walker shortly after Judy and I moved to Annapolis in the fall of 1968. We had been racing a Rhodes Bantam actively and those International 14s on the floats at SSA looked a little like our boat so we started asking about them. This led to a long and lasting friendship with Stuart and Francis and some of my fondest sailing memories as a member of the International 14 class.

I crewed for Stuart many times over the years on both International 14s and Solings and competed against him in 14s. He is indeed a legend in the sport I love and he inspires me to keep trying to get better and compete harder in my Laser.

Click here to read more about this great man and his career and watch a short video interview.

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