Daily News | Meet the environmentalist who advocates for clean water from his home: A sailboat on the Delaware
Don Baugh owns a million-dollar view of Philly’s waterfront at a fraction of the cost: The Ben Franklin Bridge rises to his north; the big 16-inch guns ofA mama duck and her ducklings were the only river traffic gliding in between on the clear water of the Delaware River on a recent day. But Baugh, 69, said the view is not so peaceful when rollicking nor’easters blow in, swaying his bed like a pendulum and mobilizing ice floes.
on Columbus Boulevard, between Arch and Market Streets in Philadelphia. He bought the boat used and kept the name because he believes it’s bad luck to change it. It has an electric hookup, heat, and high-speed internet. From inside the cabin, he directs the nonprofit“Me living on a boat, and having an office on a boat, is the perfect venue for me to launch my programs,” Baugh said.
A lanky 6-foot-3, Baugh has to duck to enter his cabin. There, the gregarious captain holds virtual and in-person meetings from a laptop on a table inches from a tiny stove, oven, and sink. Although there’s a shower onboard, he can use a shower, bathroom and laundry machines at the marina.He uses a bicycle to peddle to meetings in Center City and drives home to Annapolis on weekends in a car he keeps in a nearby garage. He also docks a motorboat and kayak at the marina.
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