Sailor (and Powerboater) Greg Goddard Picks Up Golden Prize

Greg Goddard from San Francisco scored some new Latitude 38 swag when he picked up his October issue of the magazine at S.F.’s Bay View Boat Club, where he’s a member. And although Greg is currently running a Shamrock 246 powerboat, he has a good sailing pedigree, which he shared with us recently.

Greg’s boat ownership journey started with small outboard powerboats, which gave him basic seamanship skills. He then changed tack and learned about wind-powered boats.

“I bought a Cox 22 wooden lapstrake sailboat in 1970, and spent a year repairing it, and learning the basics of sailing with a friend. I basically learned sailing by doing. I sailed the Bay and as far as the Delta until the early 1980s,” Greg wrote.

“I love being on the water, the wind, sea, beautiful views, and different experiences you encounter each and every time,” Greg adds.

But as all sailors know, it’s not always smooth sailing.

“I was on an overnight fishing trip on my friend’s Westsail 32, 85 miles out of the Golden Gate fishing for albacore, and it was blowing 20+ knots with 10-foot seas. I was at the tiller, my two companions down below sleeping. A large wave hit the side of the boat, completely filling the cockpit, and gently lifting me out of the boat. Somehow I was able to hold on to the tiller and not get washed overboard. Now I would never do that without being tied in.”

Despite this experience Greg still says he loves the water and the ocean. “Every trip is an adventure, and you never know what you will see.”

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