I was sailing down the inner channel of Marina del Rey under a beautiful red sunset when Nills, one of the crew members on my boat, pointed out an unusual and unique-looking 40-foot gaff-rigged wooden cutter tied to the end of a dock. Its classic appearance was a stark contrast to the modern fiberglass boats that dominated the marina. She was clearly a vessel from a different era, with a softly curved sheer line, high white topsides, a traditionally laid teak deck and pristinely varnished wooden spars.
“See that there? My friend Alejandro owns that boat,” Nills said. “Her name is Bequia, and she used to belong to Bob Dylan.”
I had no idea that Bob Dylan was interested in boats, and besides that, I’m a wooden-boat builder, so I had
