The water bug has long been a part of my life. As a young child I sailed the Chesapeake with family and friends. I learned to race sailboats as small as Penguins to crew on offshore handicap.
My role as executive director of the Connecticut Marine Trades Association is best described as the culmination of a wonderfully diverse career filled with opportunity, hard work and yes, a little bit of Irish luck along the way.
I have been involved in the marine industry for more than 25 years, starting by working for Bombardier Capital in the mid-1980s.
As a retail salesman at Abrams Power Sports in Wisconsin for seven years, I really enjoyed helping people have fun. My primary focus was selling ATVs, snowmobiles, lawnmowers and chainsaws.
Oct. 7, 2012, Annapolis Fall Sailboat Show: I traveled from New York City in search of an alternative to my Yanmar 40-hp diesel motor.
I grew up on the waterfront in Annapolis, Md. My family had a variety of boats. My three brothers and I played tag in boats and sailed at every opportunity.
I can’t imagine wanting to be anywhere else or doing anything else. I have the extreme good fortune to be the owner of Kingman Yacht
Several years ago I would start feeling anxious and irritable about 3 o’clock on Sunday afternoons.
I grew up boating and fishing in Michigan. I also love water sports, especially water skiing.
I guess you could say my story is a bit different from many of the others in this column. I got into the marine industry because of my passion for cooking. Yes, that’s right; I said cooking.
The water bug has long been a part of my life. As a young child I sailed the Chesapeake with family and friends. I learned to race sailboats as small as Penguins to crew on offshore handicap.
My role as executive director of the Connecticut Marine Trades Association is best described as the culmination of a wonderfully diverse career filled with opportunity, hard work and yes, a little bit of Irish luck along the way.
I have been involved in the marine industry for more than 25 years, starting by working for Bombardier Capital in the mid-1980s.
As a retail salesman at Abrams Power Sports in Wisconsin for seven years, I really enjoyed helping people have fun. My primary focus was selling ATVs, snowmobiles, lawnmowers and chainsaws.
Oct. 7, 2012, Annapolis Fall Sailboat Show: I traveled from New York City in search of an alternative to my Yanmar 40-hp diesel motor.
I grew up on the waterfront in Annapolis, Md. My family had a variety of boats. My three brothers and I played tag in boats and sailed at every opportunity.
I can’t imagine wanting to be anywhere else or doing anything else. I have the extreme good fortune to be the owner of Kingman Yacht
Several years ago I would start feeling anxious and irritable about 3 o’clock on Sunday afternoons.
I grew up boating and fishing in Michigan. I also love water sports, especially water skiing.
I guess you could say my story is a bit different from many of the others in this column. I got into the marine industry because of my passion for cooking. Yes, that’s right; I said cooking.
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