Seeing consecutive years with a surge in production, Chris splurges on a bank auctioned double-ended sailing cutter. In a typical whirlwind restoration of the boat that spring, Chris toils in between his rigorous schedule offshore. Summer sees he and his kids enjoying a taste of the good life knocking about Narragansett Bay aboard Sea Moon. Burning the midnight oil, acquiring a DAT recorder also allows Chris to begin tracking many hours of his own brand of jazz.