Like 2020 and 2021, the year 2022 saw limited traveling for me (versus 2015-2019). Sure, I’ve done some short 1-2 week trips here and there. But I haven’t been gone for an extensive amount of time, like in previous years when I was gone for months at a time.

Staying at home in the Bay Area allowed me to spend time developing my sailing and boating skills, and achieve more certifications with U.S. Sailing and U.S. Powerboating. These certifications, in turn, will provide further options for what I choose to do in the future.

In August, 2022, after 3 days of practicing on a variety of sportboats, with both symmetrical and asymmetrical spinnakers, I earned my “Performance with Spinnaker” Sailing Instructor certification from U.S. Sailing.

In November, 2022, I changed gears and took a 3-day training course to certify as a Cruising Powerboat Instructor. (I was already teaching powerboating courses, but passing this U.S. Powerboating certification course up-leveled me and really made it official.)