My first recollection of being on a boat was at the age of 5 in the bow of our family cabin cruiser as Dad was heading out for a fishing trip. I’d lay there and listen to the water skirting off the sides, it was so comforting to me that I fell asleep lying on

It’s two year after I started the restoration of my Pearson 28 and I was about 90% finished and not really looking for another project boat. The P28 was my first Pearson and I had come to have great admiration for the Pearson brand after sailing her for the first time before starting the restoration. On that