PC Harold Schomaker grew up in the New Orleans area, and at age 14, he built a 14-foot Glen-L sailboat as his first sailboat and progressed his skills on Lake Pontchartrain. Parenthetically, my first sailboat was a Glen-L Eight Ball eight-foot sailing pram, which my father had built from the plans. He sailed for the college team at the University of SW Louisiana, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, competing with colleges along the Gulf Coast. After college, he went on a sailing hiatus and enjoyed some power boating. He had majored in computer science and became engaged with a forward-thinking Baton Rouge neurosurgeon, Joseph Edelman, who, in the 1970s, began using computers in his business and helped develop electronic claims submission functionality. 

The corporation grew, and Harold moved to Connecticut and Virginia Beach, where he re-engaged with sailing, first in a Hobie Cat and then a Cal 27. He switched employment, moved to Ft. Smith, AR, and, during a vacation to Florida, determined that he had found his new home. Needing his talent, his new company permitted him to live in Palm Harbor, and work remotely. He owned a variety of sailboats, including his Cal 29, which won the DBC Boat of the Year for superior sailing performance. Moving on to a Gulfstar 37, he and his wife, Lucindy, decided to pivot to their Grand Banks 42. They enjoy cruising and describe their trawler, At Last, with possible reference to the song by Etta James, as their 2-bedroom, 2-bath condo on the water. He says his favorite thing about the DBC is the boating and camaraderie. We appreciate his initiative in bringing DBC, into the FCA.