Kevin DeNicola
Reading
stories about people who sailed around the world while listening to Jimmy
Buffet songs convinced Kevin DeNicola he had to become a sailor. But despite
growing up along he coast of Long Island, it wasn't until he attended college
in Virginia that he actually learned to sail. Moving to the Texas Gulf Coast
in 1978, Kevin became an active dinghy racer competing in local and regional
regattas in a variety of boats over the years including Sunfish, Lasers, Lido
14's and Hobie 16's. In the late 90's Kevin decided it was time to move up to
larger, more comfortable cruising boats that were incapable of capsiz
ing. He
began taking ASA sailing
classes at Bay Area Sailing School and by 2000 became an ASA instructor. In
addition to sailing regularly in Galveston, Kevin has also cruised between
Florida and the Bahamas and recently made a trip along the coast of Maine.
Despite middle age, Kevin still loves to get out on the water in his Laser
Pico and get wet!