Dalton Williams

79, Male

Feb - Apr 2010 in Vero Beach FL

United States

Profile Information:

Profile Type:
Sailor
Homeport:
Vail, CO But home is where ever Quietly and I are.
About Me:
For the seven years before retiring in 2002, I worked as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at a Bank the high mountains of Colorado, and before that I owned a business for 18 years and traveled extensively visiting more than 50 countries.

"Live Slow ~ Sail Quietly" says a lot about the changes in my life after leaving the corporate world. I was one of those driven "A" type executives, so much so that it took me over a year to unwind to the point that an afternoon nap after a nice swim was ok. [laughing}

I spent an absolutely wonderful seven years in the Caribbean from 2002 to 2009 and look forward to returning in the future. For now I am living on my boat "Quietly" in Washington DC for a few years.
Current location:
Washington DC
Destinations visited:
I left the US East Coast in November of 2002 sailing first to Bermuda and on to the Caribbean. I have visited the US and British Virgin Islands, St. Maarten, Nevis, St. Kits, Montserrat, Guadalupe, Antigua, The Saints, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Bequia, The Grenadines, Grenada, Trinidad and Venezuela.

After seven years in the Caribbean and many a summer in Grenada or Trinidad, I decided to spend the summer of 2009 sailing in New England. So in May 2009 I headed north to Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and now Florida.
Looking to:
I am not a crazy sailor out sailing every day. Far from it! I truly love the quiet life living aboard. It's a happily fulfilling, simple, and un-hurried life anchored among cruising friends and exploring new places.

I was recently contacted by my childhood sweetheart who read my posting here and the part about looking for a sailing partner. We have been friends and I a "big brother" to her since she came to visit my sister 50+ years ago.

We had not seen one another for 18 years when she read my profile here and called me astonished that I had described her perfectly as who I was looking for. We are looking forward to life and sailing together.

Thank you SeaKnots for helping get she and I together after so many years!
Dalton

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  • LOLA

    Oh we have something in common..I passed a kidney stone too..actually they think it just moved and may relocate...Fun wasn't it ? 3 days and on morphine

    Mar 19, 2010

  • Terri

    Kidney stone..ouch...went through that a few years ago.....you know you're in trouble when you over hear the Doc tell the nurse.."give her all the morphine she wants". They say it's like passing a starfish thru a drinking straw...agree. They had to go "get" mine..double ouch. Went and visited my boat, RI yesterday...was 73 at one point inland, but very windy at the shoreline. Not complaining..lol Hope all is well & not in pain anymore. Hey we could start a group here.. Sailors & kidney stones!

    Mar 20, 2010

  • jage north

    Hi Dalton,

    What an awful time you are going through! I'll bet you are best friends with Percoset!

    Have you met my friends Barbara Ann and Harry on Our Dream. They have a big, not friendly German shepherd. I know them from working the Annapolis Boat Show for many years together. They keep trying to get me to drive up to Vero to see them. If I do, I'll let you know. I've been such a slug this winter with the cold weather, am behind on boat chores. Hey, thanks for the daisies! Sure brightens up my day...

    Mar 20, 2010