https://www.latitude38.com/issues/april-2026/
My submission took 2nd place.
See page-37:
Previous boats:
In my heart-of-hearts, I am a sailor...a wanderer...a voyager - this blog will hopefully become a useful collection of notes and links to resources that I think other sailors might find interesting or useful.
A speculator. A poor excuse for a musician. A sometimes poet. An aspiring writer. I live for adventures. I have a gypsy spirit.
The world is my home.
Next month (March 2026) will the the 3-year anniversary of having arranged for the destruction of my 1963 35 foot Pearson Alberg sailboat (S/V Sashy).
I do not regret that decision. It was needful, and necessary.
Like a cloud that hangs over my head, I am still hindered in my desire to return to the sea - by a family obligation.
But, I have begun thinking about the call of the ocean, more. That love affair has never ended - and I am just tarrying for awhile longer.