SOUNDING by Scott Tansey

"I rule the world that I live in." Here, the voice of the dolphin, dominant male in a pod of seven circumnavigators, eight feet in length, scarred and powerful. He moved due west off Honolulu towards the fading sun melting into a watery horizon.
I was skipper of a sixty foot wooden schooner chasing that same sunset, making six knots on a starboard reach. We met upon a parallel course.
The yacht's helm was near water level and afforded me some twenty minutes of eye to eye contact with the leader; intelligent eyes that seemed to study me as intently as I studied 'the old man of the sea.'
"And when I look into your eyes, I can hear you say to me..."

"The Saga of Tamalmar" a true story.
"Life's a Reach" is dedicated to the memory of John 'Magic' Maggi
"Crazy Tonight" the story of a Wednesday night Bluewater Bay tradition and the slowest boat really can win the race.
"Hearts in the Wind" for Cindy.

Ed Billeaud is a superb musician, audio engineer and a stalwart friend. Thank you for your time, patience and hard work.
Special thanks to Roy Harden for lyrical inspiration "I'm On My Way."

A decade of sailboat chartering in the Hawaiian Islands provided me ample opportunities for stories. I put mine to music. May you enjoy listening to them as much as I enjoyed living them. Life's a reach... -Capt. Scotty