Sailing

“If all goes well, I’ll be sending Buff love just shy of the North Pole this August!” writes Neil Almy, who is on a year-long sailing expedition with the goal of sailing farther north than any other vessel in history, through the Northwest Passage to the very edge of the Polar Ice Cap.

The captivating book, Left at Hiva Oa, written by Malia Bohlin’s (Jour’93), takes place on the open ocean as America evolves from the conservative 1950s to the free-loving 1960s. Two proud Merchant Marine Academy graduates leave their promising careers to follow a dream of sailing the world on the 40’ schooner, the Gracias.

Ryan Davis of Sugar Land, Texas, has skippered the resurrection of CU’s dormant sailing club.

It was the nights that most unnerved Dan Mackin.