I came to sailing from kite flying and power kiting. Though I had sailed once or twice as a child, the proper introduction came on Father’s day 1999. The Fremont Lake Yacht Club was hosting a sailing event to attract new sailors, and to kick off their sailing lessons. I was given a ride on What About Bob, Tom Brown’s MacGregor 21, and found that this sport perfectly complemented my existing kiting skill set. That same day, I found that someone was selling a catamaran (a ‘82 Nacra 5.2), and I arranged to buy it on the spot.

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Rachael is the daughter of Jason and Cheryl Essington. She received her first piece of sailing kit, a life jacket, inutero. In fact. That was her very first possession. She began swimming lessons at 6 months old, and she completely loves water of any kind. Rachael has been taking trips on Karma since shortly after birth. Her current duties include ensuring that the snack level in the cabin never exceeds the capacity of the shelves. She also guarantees that the Legos in the cabin are never neglected. Recently Rachael has learned to tail the winches, and harden up the halyards.