Kirk is a long time Port Townsend resident, avid small boater, and one of the founding members of the Port Townsend Pocket Yachters.
His current pocket yachts are a Flicka 20′ moored at the Boat Haven, which he cruises regularly.
And in the picture below is his much loved, 26 yr old Barto designed and built, 13.4 glued lap Melonseed Duck Hunting Skiff, “ La Vita e’ Bella” ( means: “This Life is Beautiful”).
