Thanks for your service.
I went sailing 3 times in Maine on a Schooner (Lewis R. French - oldest boat in the fleet). It’s a great getaway, BTW.
Anyway, there was an guy who’s brother had died and so he said he was spending his own retirement money and his brother’s. He went sailing every year. He also told me that he went sailing in the southern hemisphere, on a tramp freighter. He’s the one who told me that no one had to point out the sourthern cross; he said it was obvious. But I’ve never seen it.
Fine Business on sailing. Aside from an occasional lift by USN, never spent much time afloat. Do enjoy fishing from a pier though.
Southern Cross; todays astrological feature flic at NASA’s site is a great shot from Chile.
Enjoy
Southern Cross over Chilean Volcano
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210125.html