Charlie and Diane Ford discovered boating in different ways. “We both love sailing, although I started earlier than Charlie,” says Diane. “My Dad was always on the water, and I grew up sailing with him on Star-class sloops.”
Charlie came to sailing a little later in life, after a stint in the Marine Corps and four years at the University of Maryland. “A colleague took me out on his Cal-25, and I was hooked. I purchased my first J/24 in 1983 and raced it hard for 35 to 40 years, including two J/24 World competitions.” His first
