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Jack Clarke

Jack became a ham on Valentine's Day in 1964.  Of course, he promptly forgot about that and didn't realize it until about 25 years later when some friends on the "aftermath" of the Baja Net were discussing when they received their licenses.  When he looked up the date on his license, he found it was February 14th, 1964.

He first began operation on the Baja Net in 1967 when he lived in the San Fernando Valley.  It was called Kate's Navy then.  He was beginning to develop an interest in cruising on a sailboat; so, was attracted to the group.  

Participation in the net was sporadic until 1975 when he bought a boat and began living aboard and preparing to go cruising.  He cruised the coast of California while trying to make a living at his new venture as a "boat-bum".  Having spent all his savings on the boat, he needed to work his way along.  After building his own refrigeration system, he decided that perhaps that would be a way to work his way around the world.

He didn't get around the world; but, he sailed to Hawaii and back in 1980.  Then, in 1987 and 1988, he made his way around Mexico cruising on a shoe string.  All this time, he was a regular on the Baja Net.

After returning from Mexico, he decided to become more involved with the net.  He has been a net control or a relay ever since, currently holding down the Saturday position.

After living aboard his Sparkman & Stephens 40' sailboat for 17 years, he sold the boat in 1992 and bought a motorhome.  He has travelled most of the 50 states in the motorhome and currently lives aboard in San Diego.  In RVs, they called it "full timer".  He still calls it "living aboard".

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