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Watch your stern!

“Watch your stern!” shouted the panicked skipper of the sailboat docked on the wall just before I was abou

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Adventures on the Erie Canal

Having survived the fury of the ocean on our trip from the Dominican Republic to New York City, the Hudson Riv

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Pummeled by a Nor’ Easter

“I got an updated forecast from our weather router, Chris Parker,” I said. The sun shining brightly, had u

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It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

“John, you’d better get up!” It was Mike rousing me from slumber in his usual calm manner. This had to b

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My name is John Hagen. Most of my life has been spent as a surgeon. I needed a change. Change never comes easily….but just like sailing, if you persist you can always head in the right direction…..

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We caught a fish…well two at the same time!

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