I was familiar with a 65' wooden schooner named
Cyrano that Buckely used to own. We talked about
that some and a book he wrote called "Racing
through Paradise". The book was a smart way to
pay for his vacation on a chartered Ocean 70. He
also wrote about Cyrano in that book.

When I retired from the Air Force I spent a season
teaching sailing out of the Berkeley Marina.
Cyrano had become a liveaboard and was repainted
green. I saw it every day. It had this ugly
figurehead of a man's head with a big nose.

It turns out I saw the boat for sale on eBay and
in Latitude 38 just before I ran into Buckley on
the train. So we talked about the schooner a bit.

I'm sure he appreciated some sailing talk versus
all the politics most people want to talk about.

He was a nice fellow. I enjoyed meeting him.

Bart

Martin Baxter wrote

N1EE wrote:
d met Wm. F.
Buckley on way back on the train.


Now that's a fellow I wouldn't mind sharing an hour or two with.

Cheers
Marty