Originally from Chicago, I moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1976, worked in retail managing stores for Casual Corner in Pompano and Miami for a few years and got tired of driving to Miami 4 days a week. Became partner and booking agent of the International School of Sailing at the Lauderdale Marina for 3 years. We sold the business in 1986 and went cruising in the Bahamas for a couple of years with “Freddy”, the bulldog. What a life! I got back into the boat business working for Striker Yachts and 15 years for the Burger Boat Co. working for John Todd and Julien Elfenbein – both great to work for. After I retired for a few months, Jeff Stanley found me at the Lurssen boat show party in 2011, the rest is history!