Sir Francis Chichester wrote that a sufficiently experienced…
Sir Francis Chichester wrote that a sufficiently experienced sailor would be able to tell, just from the look of the water, what part of the world he or she was in.
I think about that passage from time to time. Like when I looked at this photo and thought oh, I bet that was taken from the Manhattan Pier, looking south with Point Vicente in the distance.
Because I grew up sailing those waters and walking on that pier, and it looks so familiar that it makes me feel homesick.
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