I came out, at my own expense, from my ranch in New
Mexico, to sail this
Winter. The 1st
boat was owned by a nutcase who says the FDA is after him and wants him dead. I got the hell off his
boat in Melbourne, Fl. It cost me $140.00 to get to Ft. Lauderdale, where I got on a boat owned by a woman looking for a man. That boat wasn't ready to go to
Bimini, much less
Panama. She paid me $100.00 for a week's
work, for a net loss of $200.00. I got off this morning and am in Dinner Key, waiting for my SS&VA checks on the 1st & 3rd to be deposited in my account. Despite everything, I STILL want to go sailing on a well found, ready for sea vessel. I have 49 years experience in all capacities and am fully equipped with a new passport and ready to go. If you could use a dependable watchstander who doesn't need
training, and, if you don't need your boat re-rigged or fixed, but want to sail, please give me a call at 805.570.4804 or e-mail me at
jonreiter@wildblue.net I KNOW there are good, sane people out there who could use a hand. Jonathan Reiter,
Navy trained as a Navigator/ former Able-Bodied Seaman,Any Waters/ former holder of 15 Ton, grandfathered to 100 Tons/ worked in
boatyards,shipyards and as a rigger/re-finisher for many years, ran
charter sportfishing
boats out of Ft. Lauderdale/ have crossed Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in my own
boats,etc.etc.