Summer Cruising in the Med
We recently heard from Allison Stark Edwards, whom we first met while she and husband Nick were starting their cruising life aboard their Beneteau 393, Salt, berthed in Sausalito. Nick had already sailed to Cabo a couple of times with his father, Lee, a long-time cruising vet who’s been in Latitude several times over the decades. Nick and Allison started out on the 2017 Baja Ha-Ha with Nick’s father aboard as crew. Now, almost 10 years later, it was great to get a note catching us up on their cruising plans in the Med this summer.
Allison wrote, “I hope you are well, it’s been too long! Nick and I just bought a Hanse 548 in Turkey and are beginning our next cruising chapter in the Med with our 4.5- and 6.5-year-olds. Salt, our Beneteau 393, is still happily berthed in Sausalito where we will continue sail her whenever we visit the Bay Area. Our current plan is to skirt the coast of Turkey [near] Didim and head east toward Goçek. We’ll head to Greece in July.”
Allison was reconnecting to give us an update, offering to share more of their cruising life in Changes in Latitudes. She added, “My grandparents, Marvin and Ruth Stark, have been long-time contributors of Latitude 38 and are joining us in June. This is particularly special because Mara and Colin (the kids) are the fourth generation of cruisers in our family. Nick’s father, Lee, is currently sailing with us, which is great. He’s made a few cameos in Latitude 38 over the years, with one of his funnest appearances being a pic of him digging out Bernard Moitessier’s boat off the Cabo beach in the early ’80s.” (You can read about the surprise Cabo storm that put 22 sailboats, including Bernard Moitissier’s Joshua, and six powerboats on the beach on December 9,1982, here.)
One other note on the cruising life: “Side note, by some random stroke of fate the first cruising couple we met were from Terra Linda and are members of SFYC. Such a small world! Anyway, meet Ethos!”
We attempt the impossible task of keeping up with “the world of sailing through the eyes of the West Coast sailor,” but given the incredible range of adventures, we only partially succeed with the help of great contributors like Allison and family.
You’ll find many more of these adventures in this month’s Changes in Latitudes here. If you’d like to help West Coast sailors catch up with your sailing adventures, send photos and stories to [email protected].