William F. Conklin is a retired Navy fighter pilot with combat in Korea and Vietnam. He and Mrs. Conklin have lived on boats for twenty-five years. Both hold Merchant Marine Master...view moreWilliam F. Conklin is a retired Navy fighter pilot with combat in Korea and Vietnam. He and Mrs. Conklin have lived on boats for twenty-five years. Both hold Merchant Marine Master's licenses. Mister Conklin is the founder of Conklin Marine, a school for mariners and of the Chesapeake Area Professional Captains Association, both in Annapolis, Maryland. He has contributed articles to Sail, Boating, Oceans and other magazines since 1973. He won two awards for short stories in 1997 and is the author of Nautical Rules of the Road Explained, sold by BoatUS in their stores and catalog. He and Mrs. Conklin now live in Naples, Florida where he has had three short stories published in The Naples Review. He is a member of Mensa and Intertel.view less