There are so many memories, sailing, and at the restaurants and wedding and birthday parties, but the one that will stick with me forever, is when we were sailing on Tokio Dickson was having us check out of customs and sail long days – with that Code Zero predecessor Jim was developing. We were out of sight for confidentiality and also outside of tax implications for those who were making good money (not us ;-)) We would sail sunrise to sunset and then anchor off of Great Barrier Island and all get in a bunk for a short mid summer night before we did it all over again. I somehow ended up in the bunk below Jim. After the 3rd of 4th day I asked him WHY he slept in his foul weather gear AND his boots. He basically said he didn’t want to stink up the area in deference to having a girl on the boat. When he finally took off his boots, I very much appreciated the first 3 days ;-)!!!! Miss you Jim! Dawn Riley.
Oakcliff Sailing
Building American Leaders Through Sailing
Dawn Riley is a great friend of mine, a highly skilled sailor, and a great fun person to sail with. If I had the choice I would have selected her as a crew member for our Tokio VOR 60 program, that she tried out for back in 1993. She is an American sailor, and a pioneer in the sport of sailboat racing. She is in the National Sailing Hall of Fame and the international America’s Cup Hall of Fame and the State of Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. The only person to do this. She sailed in four America’s Cups and two Whitbread Round the World races.[1] She was the watch captain on Maiden, the first all-women’s entry in the Whitbread race, and was the team captain of the first all-women’s team in the America’s Cup. She later established the America True Foundation to encourage youth participation in sailing.
