My first ocean voyage was from Fiji to Auckland in 1966, a rough trip that did not dampen enthusiasm, or perhaps I just forgot the bad bits. As a teenager I learned astro-navigation from a wonderful mentor that led to my teaching the subject for the next 30 years.
Karin and I first met in about 1968. Karin had plans for an OE and I talked about the idea of sailing to faraway places. So after introducing Karin to sailing, when we saw the ‘ideal’ ocean cruiser come on the market, we combined her savings with the proceeds from selling , borrowed some dollars, and bought .
