Another medical emergency has further delayed the final departure of Gentle Wind. But this time, it was a real emergency! It seems the captain (ie, ME!) had a minor heart attack on Monday morning, July 4th. It happened only minutes after awakening, and I called the paramedics immediately. They were on the boat (at the Breakwater Cove Marina's fuel dock, in Monterey, CA) within 10 minutes, and I was in the ER just 15 minutes later. Later that evening I was transferred up to the Stanford University Medical Center, and underwent angioplasty on Tuesday afternoon. They sent me home (back to the boat) on Wednesday. We're arranging a replacement crew member, and we're still planning on a "real" departure this coming Monday or Tuesday (7/11 or 7/12). I'm not letting a little thing like this stop me, although I do plan to slow up a bit and delegate more to the other crew members! More later....