It’s Armistice Day, November 11th, in thenation's capital. It is a brisk day at Arlington National Cemetery. Dignitaries stand silently on the third anniversaryof the ending of World War I, watching as a single white casket is lowered into a marbledtomb. In attendance is President Calvin Coolidge,former President Woodrow Wilson, Supreme Court Justice (as well as former President) WilliamHoward Taft, Chief Plenty Coups, and hundreds of dedicated United States servicemen. As the casket settles on its final restingplace in the tomb, upon a thin layer of French soil, three salvos are fired. A bugler plays taps and, with the final note,comes a 21 gun salute. The smoke clears and eyes dry as the UnknownSoldier from World War I is laid to rest; the first unknown soldier to be officiallyhonored in this manner in American history. The United States’ allies in World War I,France and Britain, were the first countries to practice the concept of burying an “unknownsoldier.” World W...
Being able to navigateis an extraordinary gift, and there is nothing like it in the world. I get no more sense of satisfactiongreater than leaving a port and knowing that I can getmy team and my boat safely from that port to another port, maybe three, four, five,six thousand miles away. Being at sea, for me, is ... it's total freedom, and it is the ultimateopportunity to be you, because you can't be anything else. You are naked in frontof your peers on a boat. It is a small area. Maiden is 58 feet long. There's 12 women in a 58-foot boat. I mean, you are literallyup against each other, and so you have to be you. The greatest momentfor me when I'm sailing is the moment that the land disappears. It's an indescribable moment of -- (Gasps) adventure and no turning back, and just you and the boatand the elements. I wish everyone could experiencethis at least once in their lives. The further you get away from land, the more you kind of fit into yourself. It is you, how...