Destiny: Never give up on a dream deferred. I spent a lot of my childhood sailing to Santa Catalina Island from Marina Del Rey on my parent’s boat. I crossed the 22-miles from Catalina to or from the Palos Verdes Peninsula 9 times. I spent 20 years helping put on the Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race and patrolled the race for 9 years. But I never completed the 32-mile race, that is- until this year. Don’t let age or fear of the unknown hold you back. Never give up on a dream deferred!