Captain Patrick Adams
Seamanship
Most sailing careers start with a passion for sailing and the sea. I will have to admit that mine didn't. It's not that I was led kicking and screaming to a life at sea. At age 5, I simply did what my parents decided they wanted to do. They wanted to sail around the world. 1958 was a long time ago, but I can still remember the train ride from San Francisco to Miami. My father had bought a schooner in Ft. Lauderdale. Our boating experience up to that time consisted of a speed