ERIE — William Sabatini may have the best job in America.

Sabatini is captain of a magnificent tall ship, a breathtaking replica of the relief flagship of Commander Oliver Hazard Perry docked near the Maritime Museum along Lake Erie. It is a job that places the wind in his beard, billowing white sails over his head and in his grip an adventure at every turn on the unpredictable shallow waters of Lake Erie where high waves and storm waters can form swiftly.