Welcome to The Landlocked Seafarer! My name is Beau, and I love the ocean- sailing, surfing, sea kayaking, maritime history, ocean conservation- the whole bit.
Unfortunately, I live in St. Louis, Missouri, in the middle of the “American Heartland”. The nearest beach is about 700 miles away. Since childhood, I was dead certain I’d move to the coast one day, maybe spend my days surfing. Alas, reality strikes all of us, and so for a variety of reasons I’m in St. Louis to stay. But I haven’t let that stop me from learning to sail, learning to kayak, studying boat building and visiting the ocean as much as I can.
On The Landlocked Seafarer, you’ll find articles about the history of sailing and sea exploration, updates about my kayak and boat building projects, opportunities for hoisting the sails here in the Midwest, as well as other briny tidbits of ocean news and culture.
So, whether you’re sitting in a marina in California or watching clouds roll by in a Nebraskan field, get your sea legs and join me for some landlocked seafaring!
The Landlocked Seafarer 