About

Bob Henderson

OCSC instructor - Tom Shafer

OCSC: Why do you sail?

BH: I love it.

OCSC: What do you enjoy about working at OCSC?

BH: Good people, good equipment, standardization!

OCSC: What’s your sailing background?

BH: Dad taught me to sail when I was 5, a long time ago. Lots of racing: Comet, Star, Flying Scott, Morgan 24, M-20 Scow, J-30, FARR 38, MORC Nationals ’77, SORC ‘77-‘79, Trans Superior ‘80-‘85, Puget Sound Championship ‘87-‘98, Pac Cup ‘98-‘02-‘06, Newport to Ensenada ‘07, Vancouver Is ’03, some cruising…

OCSC: When you're not sailing, what can we find you doing?

BH: Flying, keeping active, traveling

OCSC: What are your favorite sailing books?

BH:
“The Old Man and the Sea” –Hays
“Always a Distant Anchorage” –Roth
“Sailing the Dream” –McGrady
“And the Sea Shall Tell” and “Sea Wolf”