In 2003, at age 76, Archie purchased a 48-foot Island Packet sailboat which he named Betty Ann. In the ten years since, consistent as the swallows of Capistrano, he has sailed from Point Judith, Rhode Island to Bradenton, Florida, each fall and back each spring. In the summers, he has cruised the waters of Penobscot Bay, Cape Cod, and Narragansett Bay. A lot of folks — his children and grandchildren, old and new friends — have been fortunate enough to share these adventures with him.

The purpose of this blog is to create a space for those of us who have crewed for Archie to tell tales about time aboard Betty Ann. I welcome contributions of stories, photos and comments about your time onboard. Check out the above link to “How to Contribute Tales & Photos.”

As we age, we tend to scale down our dreams. Archie did the opposite. His dreams just got bigger. We have been lucky to go along for the ride.