Don Cravens

(New Mexico, USA)

I am 71 years young, married 53 years to my high school sweetie. I spent 4 years on active duty with the US Navy. I am currently the Flotilla Vice Commander of Flotilla 2-3 of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary Of Navajo Dam in New Mexico. I was Skipper of Sea Scout Ship 170 BSA for nearly 20 years.. I have been sailing off and on for about 42 years and have taught young adults from 14 to 21 years old to sail.

I have owned a 21 foot flying Dutchman, a 19 foot Lightning, a 16 foot Luger Leeward, a 26 foot Luger Tradewinds, and many smaller boats. I now own a 22 ft. Catalina, a 24 ft. Macgregor Venture, a 22 ft Hunter (which I have not sailed yet) I also have use of a 30 ft. Catalina which I sail a lot on Navajo Lake, which is about 35 miles from Farmington, NM.