Robert R. Tisch

I had always dreamed of sailing far and wide, so after high school I joined the U.S. Navy and made four crossings of the Pacific on my way to and from Vietnam. Years later, during my professional career, hours in the office led to dreaming about adventure and world travel. I wanted to do something big and take on a great personal challenge.

During the late 1990's my wife and I bought a motor yacht and cruised the Great Lakes for several years. As we neared retirement, we talked about those years as some of the best times of our lives. That's when we decided to resume boating, but this time we bought an ocean cruiser. I studied for my captain's license and learned everything I could about ocean cruising. We began by cruising the west coast with teaching captains, then with other boaters, and then on our own. Over several years we eventually cruised from Alaska to Newfoundland. We loved the challenges and adventure. That's when we decided to take up the challenge of crossing the wild Pacific.

I wrote this book to share with my friends and family our adventure, and to help aspiring dreamers know something about how to go about doing it. Like marrying Rebecca, it was my dream come true!