媽媽
Joanne 聰慧過人，很快掌握了航海的基礎。儘管飽受暈船之苦，她仍一次次嘗試參與操作；跌倒了，便再一次穿上航海服，繼續上陣。
整趟航程中，她不斷讚美身邊的夥伴。如果你有機會與她同船，相信你也會開始相信自己能成為一位偉大的航海家。
「我想生兩個小孩，這樣搭飛機的時候，我們可以坐中間那一排，小孩在我們兩人之間。」Joanne 曾這樣說。
在島上，她就像一位媽媽，帶著我們三位大孩子繞島；在沙灘上守著行囊，在車裡叮嚀我們：停、看、聽！
她在咖啡廳裡唸著關於航海的童書，和大家一起揚帆、畫航海日誌，在海上呼喚海豚，一起探索未來的可能。
今年生日，我的媽媽問我：「你成為自己了嗎？」
是的，謝謝妳，媽媽。
我已有了屬於自己的模樣，也擁有一顆自由的靈魂。
我想我能感受到——
相信 Joanne 會為這個世界帶來更多幸運、勇敢而自由的靈魂。
願妳一路順風。
280NMI – Offshore Mileage Building / Session 7 – Joanne
Mama
Joanne is incredibly sharp—she picked up the basics of sailing in no time.
Even though she struggled with seasickness, she kept trying to participate in every maneuver.
Time and again she fell, and time and again she stood back up, slipping back into her foul-weather gear with quiet resolve.
Throughout the journey, she constantly praised those around her.
If you ever sail alongside her, you might start believing you’re destined to become a great mariner yourself.
“I want to have two kids,” she said.
“That way, when we fly, we can sit in the middle row—with one child on either side of us.”
On the island, Joanne was like a mother to the rest of us—three grown-up kids tagging along.
She guarded our bags on the beach, reminded us in the car to stop, look, and listen at every intersection.
She read children’s books about sailing aloud in cafés.
She hoisted the sails with us, drew in our logbooks with us, pointed out dolphins at sea, and helped us dream about the future—together.
This year, my own mother asked me:
“Have you become yourself yet?”
Yes, Mama.
Thank you.
I’ve found my own shape.
And a free soul.
I think I can feel it—
I believe Joanne will bring more lucky, brave, and free souls into this world.
May you always carry the wind of blessing with you. Sail on.