Remembrances of beloved offshore cruiser Bruce Kessler continue to pour in following his death at age 88 in April. Kessler was among the first people to circumnavigate aboard a powerboat, helping to create the thriving community of offshore power cruisers that exists today. His 70-foot Delta Zopilote was famous in her own right, which is why boaters can’t help but recall her death, too.
It happened in 1994, after struck what was sometimes described as an underwater seamount in Alaska. The crash left Kessler and his crew of four rushing to launch the
