Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Issaquah paralympian makes U.S. Sailing Team for 2012 games : The Issaquah Press - News, Sports, Classifieds in Issaquah, WA

"The whistle of wind blows past your ear, signaling the moment to ease the sheets on the sails. The smell of grass means the wind is coming from the direction of land.

Suddenly, the blast of wind eases from your nose to your cheek, and your gaze, set on the upcoming current, notices the slight shift in direction.

When being propelled by nature onboard a sailboat, one must use nearly all of the five senses, and for Issaquah’s Bob Jones, 58, that is one of the driving forces for his love of sailing, something he’s had since the beginning."

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