He speaks with reverence and a sense of awe while describing how he watched the quartet's iconic 1970 Kent State protest song "Ohio" blossom before his eyes. I miss it a lot."Ī complex set of emotions runs through Crosby's relationship with Neil Young, the now-estranged Y in CSNY. "I haven't sailed since last year when I sold. "Oh, yeah, it calls me," he says, wistfully. Referring to himself as a "caretaker" of the Mayan, Vrolyk has created a blog dedicated to the boat, which includes exhaustive research into its history ( ) and recent refitting.Īs Crosby talks about the Mayan, his patter is not so glib. I wish I had the kind of money to be able to keep it, but I didn't, and I don't, and there you are."Ĭrosby sold the Mayan (for $750,000, according to the yacht broker David Jones Classics) to San Francisco tech entrepreneur Beau Vrolyk, who seems to share Crosby's love of the boat. "So I found a guy who loved it, and had billions of dollars, and who could take care of it, you know? And he is. "I'd gotten the boat to a state where it was pretty much perfect, and I couldn't hold the idea of letting it go downhill in my hands," says Crosby, 73.
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