David Crosby: One Last Tour Before He Sails Away: David Crosby opened up to the Wall Street Journal about his future plans and his struggle to keep the beloved schooner he hopes will occupy his retirement years. In a nearly 800-word story that reads like a personal essay, the longtime Crosby, Stills and Nash member muses on his post-Byrds purchase of a 66-year-old sailing vessel called the Mayan. Crosby first sailed when he was 11 years old and claims he was a natural. “Sailing alone in that boat for the first time was a transforming experience,” he said. “I came back the next day and every day after that. Sailing became one of the main streams of my life.” . . .
David Crosby's Schooner Muse - WSJ.com: " . . . The 74-foot boat was named Mayan and was built in 1947 with Honduran mahogany. The cabins below can sleep eight, but six people is more ideal—four to keep watch and take turns manning the sails and two who can alternate cooking and cleaning. After I took possession, I had to learn how to sail it. I had never sailed anything larger than 8½ feet, and you need a good wheel-hand—that's me—and two good deckhands to handle the sails. So I made friends with lots of experienced sailors who wanted to sail on the boat, and they taught me everything I needed to know. Within a year, I decided to sail the boat to San Francisco and live on it full-time, until 1970. During that time I wrote many songs down below, including "Wooden Ships," "The Lee Shore," "Page 43" and "Carry Me." The Mayan has been a deep muse. . . ."
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