John Stone is the kind of seafarer who has applied the adage “keep it simple” throughout his sailing life. This maxim has enabled him to sail thousands of miles on the one and only cruising boat he has owned—a 1982 Robinhood Cape Dory 36 aptly named Far Reach—and enjoy an equal amount of pleasure rethinking, refitting, and rebuilding her for long passages. His approach has not only helped him fulfill long-awaited cruising dreams, but the boat itself helped him heal and refocus after two tours overseas during the Iraq War.
Throughout his 44-year marriage to his wife, Gayle, raising two
