I've been repeatedly asked by many folks including my friends who also have Pacific Seacraft why in the world would I pick a Westsail 32 as our hero's boat and name her Dark & Stormy? everyone who knows me well, knows how much I adore Rum & Tonic (I'm taking her out for a spin Sunday, can't wait!!) our Pacific Seacraft 31. Since several of my friends that read the early stages of the book kept saying Linda sounded so much like me, I thought I would mess with everyone's head just a little bit. So, we know the late Bill Crealock designed Rum & Tonic, right? (We do?). So what is the closest boat (in my humble opinion) to a Pacific Seacraft 31 also designed by Bill Crealock? You may say the Mariah. OK you got me on that one. But for some reason the Westsail 32 popped into my head. The big difference is the canoe stern, which I'm not particularly fond of. So it was funny picking that model boat and the name Dark & Stormy plays off the Rum & Tonic nicely. Also, Linda ponders whether or not the name also reflects her relationship with Joey. If you wondered where the boat is docked, in my mind, at the Cove Inn, she is two slip to the west of the Chickee Bar only two slips over from Rum & Tonic. Pretty convenient. So now you know the secret behind Dark & Stormy...don't tell anyone!!
it was a Dark & Stormy Knight ..no not a typo it was an untold story of the guy who fell off the boat (or was he pushed?) an ex-cop who claimed to be a blue knight but in the l'heure blu of twilight he made advancing moves on the captain.. she adeptly lead him near the anchor rope where she quenched his ardor in the harbor...don't ya just love nautical novel naughtiness
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