Kids in Maine Can Do Stuff Other Kids Can’t

My friend Jen has done some pretty amazing things in her life. When she was younger, her family sailed from their home harbor across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. They left the boat there and flew back every summer to spend two months sailing and exploring Europe. This past weekend I had the pleasure of sailing with Jen, her three kids and her friend Amy. We set off from Camden Harbor and the wind took us across Penobscot Bay to Pulpit Harbor. It was a pure dose of quintessential Maine.

Jen’s knowledge and love of sailing have been passed on to her kids. Before we were even tied into the mooring, they were tacking across the harbor in the Lydia Rose, a sail-ready dingy we had towed behind us. Sitting there watching them I started to imagine what they will be doing in another ten years. I could easily see them sailing their own boat across the Atlantic.