And Now...the Rest of the Story...

Started boating as a small child. In 1970, I bought my first sailboat, a 26' plywood-hulled, bald-headed schooner with concrete in the bilge for ballast! Later owned a Catalina 27, Catalina 30 and a Passport 40. We sailed up and down the Washington coast and through the San Juan and Gulf Islands. Once tried to circumnavigate Vancouver Island in a Catalina 30, but the weather drove us back around Port Hardy and down the inside passage. I loved sailing and gunkholing, but the Passport 40 was the victim of a divorce. I chartered boats for years thereafter. Now have a new DW and took up RVing. RVing is easier, but many lessons from boating have come in handy, not the least of which is "stay on top of your maintenance." The biggest difference to me is that boats are solidly built, and RVs are slapped together with the cheapest possible materials. I chose my Hawkins Motor Coach because is reminds me of some of my boats in quality and interior finish. It even has fiddles on the kitchen countertop!