Trawler Life
"Molly" September 2017 Background history Captain Dave (US Coast Guard Licensed Master): His love of boats began in 1966 when he bought his first sailboat, a wooden 18' daysailer, from Ernest Hemingway's nephew. He called her, "Old Timer" and learned to sail her on Skaneateles Lake, one of New York's Finger Lakes and his home town. He continued his sailing through the years on various sailboats and on many bodies of water, from the BVI's to Michigan's Great Lakes. His longest sail was roundtrip San Francisco to Hawaii on a 32' Westsail, "Pygmalion," in 1985. The largest vessel Dave captained was a 72' Catamaran, "Canvasback," which he captained in the Marshall Islands. Canvasback was used as transportation for medical/dental personnel as they went from Island to Island offering free clinical services to those living on these islands. First Mate (or galley slave, depending on who else is onboard) Chri...