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How John Norton sails The Point and the three rivers… and survives

July 15, 2013 Catherine

John Norton came to Pittsburgh from Australia in the early ‘80s, but it wasn’t until he moved Downtown in 2005 that he seriously began considering sailing the three rivers. As he explained at a lunchtime talk on June 28 at Bruno Works, being immersed in downtown life and exploring the river trails made him wonder why he couldn’t have a sailboat. After all, there were already kayaks on the rivers. Why couldn’t the experienced sailor have a sailboat docked nearby, ready to be set out on whenever the conditions best suited him? Few had seriously considered sailing the waters by… Read the rest

Filed Under: Interesting 'Burghers, Outdoors Tagged With: John Norton, pittsburgh, sail, the-point, Three Rivers

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