Wow! One of the Bad Boys. That really is sad news to hear. Tom was a very unique individual that helped shape the sailing careers of numerous very successful NOYC sailors. He had a tough love teaching style but he got his point across at any cost. My favorite memory of Tom was at Challenge Cup maybe on Zephyr when he explained, "If I could just have me working foredeck with mini-me's throwing rose petals at me, we would be fine." RIP Tom