Sailing Alone on a Mississippi Reservoir | Hattiesburg News

On a quiet Mississippi reservoir, one man turns his backyard into an ocean—sailing his 27-foot boat solo for decades, fueled by a legacy of adventure passed down from his mom, who cruised the Gulf Coast and scaled the Himalayas. His grandfather? A WWI test pilot, college QB, boxer—and even taught Faulkner to fly before stealing his girlfriend. The narrator’s own sailing roots run deep: childhood mishaps, boat flips, and years of solo maintenance on a reservoir where repair shops are rare. After a storm snapped his mast, he rallied friends to rebuild it with ingenuity, even designing a silent electric motor to ditch gas engines. And he keeps alive a family sailing tradition—a song born from a camp counselor decades ago—that passengers now sing together under sunsets, honoring a past that refuses to fade. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e8328f8c8333e31a