Lauren Danforth

Who is Lauren Danforth?

Born in 1947 (and yes, I have lived with the “Roswell Alien jokes” all my life), now that I’m writing Sci/fi stories, they say maybe it’s true. Growing up, I would stand at the fence surrounding the local airport and dream about flying. At 14 I learned to sail, and my love of the sea was born. Graduating in 1965, I was looking forward to college, but for a graduation present Uncle Sam gave me a draft notice and free trip to Vietnam. Though the time there was nothing I would like to repeat, coming home was much harder in 1969. Deciding to live my dream, living, and sailing the seas. I purchased a 33’ Blanchard Senior sloop, restored it and sailed it around the Northwest. Moving to California to learn to fly, I spent most of my adult life, and 22,000 hours flying Heavy Lift Helicopters all over the world. After an incident in the Helicopter and 18 months of surgeries and rehab, I was forced to retire. So, I bought “Gracie,” a 48’ Yawl and sailed the Northwest. I am currently living aboard my 41' trawler and now motoring around the Northwest and yes to the die-hard sailors I was forced to go to the dark side. I am getting older.