Only because of a strong upcoming wind did Gerty dock in front of my house in Brindisi, South Italy on the 14th of October.  That's how I (Axel from Vienna) bumped into Michael and Jill. My plan was to bring…

Old friends are the best friends. They are comforting, and reliable. They’re like your favorite sweater; the one that when you put it on, feels like a warm hug.  But what happens when your old friends reinvent themselves; they let…

We started sailing with Jill & Michael on the Hudson River on their first little sailboat.  About a year later when they sold their house, we learned of their dreams of Gerty.  Their summer nights were now spent in the…