I have sold my current boat, Fin and Tonic, a 19 foot Flying Scot. This boat has seen many races at Chatfield lake in Colorado, and has always been a solid competitor and very dependable. The best day and the worst day are when a boat owner buys and then sells their boat.

I hope to continue sailing boats, possibly going back to a more simple O’Day DaySailer (floating bathtub) for relaxing on a lake such as Aurora Reservoir that is a sail only lake.

I made the choice to spend more time focusing on school work. I have about 30 more credit hours of dissertation work to complete, along with several papers to publish to earn my PhD in Computer Science. This is still a challenge while working full time. I am finding that the more time I spend in the program at UCCS, the more I want to continue to research. I don’t think I will ever stop participating in AdventOfCode type of contests to stretch my algorithmic skills. This year’s contest was a lot of fun, and I have three part 2 problems to complete. It is a real truth in this type of contest that the best part is the journey. In the end, the feeling of accomplishment is amazing too!

Once I get my first paper published, I’ll post a link.