So sad to hear this news.

I remember one of the first times that I got to know Mike. It was a regatta at Va Beach. The wind on Sat morning was blowing hard straight onshore w/ some nasty looking surf. He was not racing but just hanging out talking with old friends. Everyone was reluctant to try getting off the beach. He was like "Are you kidding me, let me show how it's done. Let me take your boat out?" He grabbed a harness, pushed the boat out and went straight out on trap... just footed off and powered right up.. After working his way through the breakers, he surfed in (while still trapped out) and then did it about 3 or 4 more times.

Mike was a dare devil, visionary, and pioneer of cat distance racing... He followed his dreams... So you got to give that to him.

We'll miss you Mike.