Passionately Geeky with a flair for the Nautical

Hi.  I’m Bo, and I’m writing this “About Me” page in March, 2010.  My passion for sailing began 8 years ago this month. I was just finishing my freshman year of college. Discovering an old sailboat, restoring it, and learning to sail came at the perfect period of my life. I was desperately trying to get away from my first love and find some direction for my future.

Most people find out who they really are in college, and I was certainly no exception. But during that first year I learned more about who I wasn’t than who I was. I knew I wasn’t going to be the guy going downtown every night looking for a new girl. Nor was I the guy that was going to stay at the library over the weekend and turn all my assignments in on time.

I was going to be the guy with a life outside of class. Outside of the girl who had dominated the previous 4 years of my life. Outside of the stressful TV newsroom where I spent most of my days. I needed a place to disappear. A place to escape. A place to run to.

On the recommendation of a friend, I picked up a used copy of Maiden Voyage, a book I have since read more than 10 times. The book is the story of an 18 year old girl who’s father gave her the choice to go to college or sail around the world. Even though she had never before sailed alone, she chose to sail, becoming the youngest female to ever do so.

I was hooked.

Two years later, I was embarking on my own mini sailing adventure. This blog is largely a product of the person I became while living on that 25′ sailboat after taking off my junior year of college.

To this day I find that whenever I sit at a coffee shop with a blank piece of paper and a pen, the topic invariably shifts to the experiences or realizations acquired during that incredible 8 month period of my life.

And now, several years later, I’ve decided to leave my safe, predictable position with a major corporation and go out on my own. The next 12 months will prove very interesting, and I can only hope they are as adventurous and formative as those on the boat.

Want to know more? Take a look at my bucket list!