This is My Prozac.  Pretty isn't she?      She is a 1980 Catalina 25.    She's a lot of fun, but also homey.    She's a great teacher, too.       We've been together since    November of 2004.  We bought    her from John Wigen who is a     genius as far as we're concerned.  He    found her behind a barn with a bent     mast, forlorn & neglected and lovingly    restored and improved her into a beautifully    functional specimen of this model of     sailboat.  Thanks John!  This is Captain Dave.   He's wanted to sail since about 1980 or earlier.  He finally got his chance in 2004 when some wonderful people offered to take us sailing on their 26' San Juan sailboat.  Dave took to sailing right away.   He loves cruising on a sailboat at least as much as breathing and it seems to come as naturally to him.    This is Captain Pam.  Sailing did     not come to her so naturally, but     she had such a huge desire to sail    that she fought through her anxiety and     fears and now thinks of little other than    sailing.  As you can see she is now quite     comfortable on the boat.   This is Heidi & Laura,   World's Greatest Sailing Mentors.   They are the aforementioned 'wonderful   people' who took us out for our first sail.    And they gave us our first sailboat, an 11'   Snark.  They patiently taught us about sailing,   navigation, anchoring, rafting up, provisioning,   outboard motors, and in so doing introduced us   to a lifestyle we've come to love.  And as if that weren't enough, they've captured it all on dvd's for us to relive!

Here's pictures of Dave and Pam on that fateful weekend at Diamond Lake.  This first day on the Snark is what really got Pam hooked.  Catching the wind in that little sail and sliding out across the lake cast a spell and the rest is history.  We went on to name the Snark "Pay It Forward" and have passed it on to do more magic.

So after the Snarking we hitched rides with Heidi & Laura as often as
possible on their lovely vessel, Sacred Space.



We also started lurking around the docks at Howard Prairie Lake 
the local sailing lake and home of the Rogue Yacht Club.
There we learned what nice people sailors are. 
And we spotted My Prozac...

 

...but that's a story for another page.

This page wouldn't be complete without an intoduction to the rest of the permanent crew:




  This is Simon, our Dinghy Captain.
  He is usually first to board the
  dinghy, since that means he gets to
  go ashore and run around without a
  leash - his greatest joy in life.  He's 
  grown quite comfortable on Prozac.  
  
         



  Besides overseeing the opererations of his
  dinghy, 'Half Dose', he provides wind
  speed and direction readings for us.





    This is Suzie.  She joined the crew in April 2006.  She's totally comfortable on the boat.  You see her sporting her Doggles here. 

  She's also in charge of fish 'n game on board.

All in all they make a great team