Editing Christopher Reeve (section)

===Aviation and sailing===
Reeve was a licensed pilot and began reaching major milestones in his early 20s: [[Private pilot licence|private]], [[instrument rating|instrument]], [[Class rating|multi-engine]], [[Commercial pilot licence|commercial]], [[Flight instructor|instructor]], and [[glider pilot license|glider]].<ref>{{cite news |date=March 23, 1985 |last=Hill |first=Michael E. |title=CHRISTOPHER REEVE |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1985/03/24/christopher-reeve/3713d439-0feb-4abd-bcb9-6806c1b27f93/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241129141245/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1985/03/24/christopher-reeve/3713d439-0feb-4abd-bcb9-6806c1b27f93/ |archive-date=November 29, 2024 |access-date=December 1, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref name="BBC Radio"/> In 1976, Reeve purchased his first aircraft, a second-hand [[Piper PA-28 Cherokee|Cherokee 140]]. After his paralyzing accident, he fondly recalled sleeping under its wings during a solo trip across Canada.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shewey |first=Don |date=November 19, 1986 |title=Caught in the Act: New York Actors Face to Face |url=https://donshewey.com/theater_articles/christopher_reeve.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124113156/https://donshewey.com/theater_articles/christopher_reeve.html |archive-date=January 24, 2025 |access-date=December 1, 2024 |website=Don Shewey Blog}}</ref><ref>Reeve, Christopher (1998). p. 130</ref> Over the years, he owned an [[Beechcraft Bonanza#Model 36 Bonanza|A36 Bonanza]], a [[Beechcraft Baron]], a [[Piper PA-31T Cheyenne|Cheyenne II]], and a [[Glider (sailplane)|sailplane]].<ref>Reeve, Christopher (1998). p. 236</ref> He flew solo [[Transatlantic flight|across the Atlantic]] twice and was a pilot for the Environmental Air Force.<ref name="Reeve9">Reeve, Christopher (1998), p. 9</ref>

When [[Robin Williams]] was filming ''[[The World According to Garp (film)|The World According to Garp]]'', [[Glenn Close]] recalled that Reeve would "literally swoop in, piloting his own plane, scoop Robin up, and away they would fly for the weekend."<ref>{{cite web |last=Heller |first=Corinne |date=November 18, 2017 |title=Tearful Glenn Close Says Christopher Reeve Could Have Saved Robin Williams |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/894706/tearful-glenn-close-says-christopher-reeve-could-have-saved-robin-williams |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203053848/https://www.eonline.com/news/894706/tearful-glenn-close-says-christopher-reeve-could-have-saved-robin-williams |archive-date=December 3, 2024 |access-date=December 1, 2024 |website=E! News}}</ref> During the shooting of ''Superman III'', Reeve joined The Tiger Club, a group of aviators who pilot vintage [[de Havilland Tiger Moth]] biplanes. Reeve knew how to fly a [[Stearman Aircraft|Stearman]] and did his own piloting in the film ''[[The Aviator (1985 film)|The Aviator]]''.<ref>Reeve, Christopher (1998). pp. 216–217</ref> He also enjoyed [[gliding]]; his personal record was 32,000 ft.<ref name="Reeve9"/>

Reeve was an avid sailor. While filming ''[[The Bostonians (film)|The Bostonians]]'', he lived aboard his [[Swan 40]], ''Chandelle'', and would take the cast and crew sailing on the weekends.<ref>Reeve, Christopher (1998). p. 216</ref> In 1989, he sold ''Chandelle'' and bought a [[Sloop|sloop sailboat]], Cambria 46, which he named the ''Sea Angel''. According to David Walters Yachts, "when Chris Reeve came to build a Cambria, he did not want a double entry 44. A new deck mold with a single entry was built, and was designated the new 46 model."<ref>Reeve, Christopher (1998). p. 90</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Walters |first=David |title=The History of Cambria Sailing Yachts |url=https://www.davidwaltersyachts.com/blog/the-history-of-cambria-sailing-yachts/434 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205103848/https://www.davidwaltersyachts.com/blog/the-history-of-cambria-sailing-yachts/434 |archive-date=December 5, 2024 |access-date=December 1, 2024 |website=David Walters Yachts}}</ref>

He sailed in the [[Caribbean]] and to [[Bermuda]] a few times. The coast of [[New England]] is what he knew best, sailing "all over the East, Nova Scotia, and Maine." His favorite ports were [[Nantucket]], [[Yarmouth, Nova Scotia|Yarmouth]], and Christmas Cove in Maine.<ref name="Sea Wolf"/><ref>{{cite news |date=August 20, 1983 |title=In Port With Christopher Reeve |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/travel/1983/08/21/in-port-with-christopher-reeve/40e8b745-f8a5-4bfe-b203-76a14289fdc2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241129173944/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/travel/1983/08/21/in-port-with-christopher-reeve/40e8b745-f8a5-4bfe-b203-76a14289fdc2/ |archive-date=November 29, 2024 |access-date=December 1, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>