You've heard the stories of sailors: tattooed arms, women in every port, drunken brawls, and a love for the sea that always pulls them back to the water. The utah Sailing Association (USA) sailors, here on the beaches of Bear Lake, have it covered, and then some. Lane's sun tattoo yells in green and purple as his big diamond earrings glisten. Paul downs a cold one, two, no three. . . he's stopped counting. And Mark is leading the conversation on putting the women in tube tops at the front of the boat. "if you really want to see sailors in action you have to stay past midnight," Paul chimes. (I don't think I want to." But love of the water brings them all to the beach, waiting for the wind, --"power lounging" they call it, and they take it seriously. These sailors and their families are members of a group of non-exclusive boat people who love wind-powered water sports...

(for more of this story contact The Sports Guide for their 2005 Summer issue)