Winter Speaker Rod Riley

Aftermath: Recovering from two hurricanes In the spring of 2002 we bought a 1988 Bayfield 32 In pristine condition in Sorel, Quebec and named her Wind Dancing. For the next 15 years we lived on her every year from January to March in the beautiful turquoise waters of the British Virgin Islands. This all came to an abrupt halt in September, 2017 after two ferocious hurricanes hit the storage yard and destroyed 80% of the boats. This talk will examine “before and after” and how we are coping. About Rod: “In 1999 I was 60 years of age and had never been on a sailboat. Out of curiosity more than anything else, I signed up for the 4 day course “Learn How to Sail” with the Ottawa Sailing School. After completing the course I was totally hooked and convinced my wife that we should buy a sailboat. Little did we know that this decision would change both our lives and our bank account forever!”