Bruce Van Sant and the Misdiagnosis That Launched a Sailing Classic

Guide Author Still Swapping Stories at a Dominican Beach Bar

Bruce Van Sant sits at the captain’s table during a recent regular meeting of old sailors at Costambar Beach in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

Legendary cruising guide author Bruce Van Sant defines work as “doing something you don’t like, when you don’t feel like it, for someone you dislike, for too little recompense.”

I had a few beers with Bruce rec…