A Life Built by Hand and Carried by the Wind

A Life Built by Hand and Carried by the Wind

An Interview With 98-Year-Old World Sailor, Draftsman, and Model Maker Robert “Bob” Kipp By Katrina Salokar. EastLeeNews.com The porch of the old Sears Roebuck house at Belle Hatchee Marina breathes in its own rhythm. Its wavy glass windows catch the afternoon light in a softened glow as the Caloosahatchee River drifts steadily behind it. That is where I found Robert “Bob” Kipp, almost ninety-nine years old, sitting in a wooden chair like a man …