Great friends, Cool boat, Sporty breeze

by Herb McCormick, Cruising World
My old college buddy Tad called out of the blue this past spring. He and a bunch of his pals were rolling into my hometown of Newport, Rhode Island, in a few weeks. He asked if I could take them for a sail, which wasn’t unexpected, as I’d offered him an open invitation long ago.

Way back when, I somehow finagled entrance into academically elite Williams College almost solely thanks to my knack for catching a football. And somehow, in spite of myself, I managed to acquire a fine education. More important, I made many lifelong friends, several of whom were now coming to town after an early June reunion in Williamstown, Massachusetts. – Full report