Early Foredeck Work

I've been sailing a long time. My Mom always tells the story about when she brought me home from the hospital, my Uncle George met us there, put me in the dock cart and wheeled me home. I don't know the name of the boat (somebody related, help me out in the comments section please) but this post is about Zorra.



Of course, my earliest memories are doing foredeck (above) on races in the Caribbean and I have been told that Zorra was the fastest boat in the Caribbean in those days. I spent at least two summers sailing the waters around the Virgin Islands. The most clear memories are the beaches and my absolute primal fear every time I'd have to get on or off the boat. Maybe we should have rigged up some sort of pirate swinging system to get me on board.


Source: Timothy Wright

We don't have a lot of pictures of Zorra from then, but she is owned by Horizon Marine now and can be chartered. Since her restoration, she's been in a couple of races, hosted Bill Clinton on a vacation, and generally just been a beautiful boat.


Source: Timothy Wright