Logged miles of approximately 7,000 cruising miles, points including SF Bay and points south from Baja California to Manzanillo, Mexico. The floatables that she has owned include: Testa 60, LeFitte 44, Hunter 34 and their dinghies. “She’s a darn’ed good driver at the helm, especially in 30 knot winds”.

I am known in the family as the “options Queen”; I usually can find an option to deal with an adversity. As the pragmatic dreamer with a nomadic spirit, I’m responsible for the logistics planning for the voyage. “Sailing is a means to an end; I want to travel around the world and feel things through my own heart.

• to tie a bowline knot under adverse conditions
• to collect and share stories
• to visit open markets in every country
• to make and sustain friends on every continent of the world