Jon and I had been talking for years about a sailing trip somewhere in the Med. His background in sailing was mostly west coast, between San Francisco and Puerto Vallarta while mine was mostly in the Med, sailing with our good friend Jack in Croatia, Italy, Greece and Turkey. When I decided to take the skipper’s course in San Francisco Bay (out of Berkley), I did the final back in Puerto Vallarta. To prepare for it I practiced with Jon on his 42’ sailing boat, and afterwards enjoyed many wonderful days sailing with him and friends in Banderas Bay.
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