HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

My wife, Jamie, and I have been blessed with four amazing girls and a fifth one named “Not me.” “Not me” is the invisible sister who never gets anything right. For example, when I ask who left all the dirty dishes in the sink, our girls would respond, “Not me.” We would hear the same response when I questioned who didn’t take the trash out or do the dishes. “Not me,” they would reply. So, I guess you could say we had five daughters, not four. to the St. Petersburg Yacht Club (SPYC) for dinner. During that dinner, I mentioned the SPYC had an amazing motorcycle club that I ride with and the many trips they have taken include destinations around the world. (In future issues, you will read about those trips.) On that same evening, I mentioned one of the boats I own and how I became the owner of it through what I would call divine intervention. You see, when my dad was on his death bed and the doctor said it’s only a matter of time, we decided to pray together. We decided to pray to accept Jesus Christ as our savior. When we finished, I asked my dad if he could send me a sign when he got to Heaven. My dad agreed and later that night he passed away. Fast forward, about a week later, I was traveling to an air force base on an insurance call. When I got to the appointment, there was no one was home. Next door at the neighbor’s house, I noticed there was a boat for sale with a cover on it. I knocked on the neighbor’s door and they answered. The wife said her husband was a pilot and they would be moving across the country soon. They unfortunately could not take the boat with them. When the pilot’s wife uncovered the boat, I noticed it was a Lightning Sailboat. my dad, I named the boat “The Galloping Duck” which also has a special meaning. You see, when we watched any race, like cars, motorcycles, or boats, my dad would say that they “go like a Galloping Duck.”

Rewind, my father passed away in 2006. He bought be my first motorbike from K-mart when I was 7 years old for $50.00. Ever since that day, I’ve been hooked on motorcycles. Here is a photo of my dad at age 83 on my 1997 Harley Bad Boy Springer.

Lightning sailboats are raced around the world and hosted by various Yacht clubs, including SPYC. They are very fast, and despite being only 19ft long, they are raced with a captain and two mates since they need to be handled with caution when raced. The Lightning Sailboat was a 1967 model, and the year I discover it was 2006. I had always wanted a Lightning Sailboat ever since my dad and I watched them race on the Great Lakes when I was young. I proceeded to ask how much they wanted for the sailboat, and they made me a wonderful offer. So I bought it that day.

When I got home with the boat, I started researching its history using the hull number. And then it dawned on me, THIS WAS THE SIGN - MY DAD MADE IT TO HEAVEN!

This Father’s Day, in honor of my Dad, I’ll be sailing the “Galloping Duck” reminiscing about him and all of the wonderful things he taught me.

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My dad taught me many things and how to sail was one of them. To this day, I am an avid sailor and have sailed as far away as Jamaica.

On one recent occasion, I took Ron and Debbie Galletti of “Born to Ride” magazine

This was exact same boat we both watched race in 1967 at all the races we went to. It was the fastest boat in 1967, owned by a famous sailor and future America’s Cup winner. I eventually restored the Lightning Sailboat and kept it all original. In honor of

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-James Irwin