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Of all my journeys aboad Cloud Nine, the passage from the Caribbean to Brazil was perhaps the most arduous. Rona House, Lois Nystrom, Pat Lawrence, and Bill Handsaker, who were all aboard, would probably agree.

St. Thomas to Rio (1987)

The passage from the Caribbean to Brazil was perhaps the most arduous of all for the crew aboard Cloud Nine.

My wife, Gaynelle Templin (second from left), was part of the crew that helped guide Cloud Nine through the Northwest Passage on the boat’s third attempt. So, too, were Chris Parkman (left), David Thoreson, and Doug Finley.

Northwest Passage (2007)

Cloud Nine becomes the first American sailing vessel in history to transit the Northwest Passage from east to west.

Our entire crew (including me, in the foreground) from our first trip to Antarctica made it to the reunion (left to right): Rick Palm, Rona House, Mike Metzmaker, John Tepaske, and Scott Russell.

A Passage to Antarctica (1988)

Cloud Nine‘s crew of six spent three weeks south of Cape Horn in 1988– one of only three sailboats to visit Antarctica that year.

Bowman 57

Slender, elegant, and spirited, the Bowman 57 is a standard with refined styling.

Of all my journeys aboad Cloud Nine, the passage from the Caribbean to Brazil was perhaps the most arduous. Rona House, Lois Nystrom, Pat Lawrence, and Bill Handsaker, who were all aboard, would probably agree.

St. Thomas to Rio (1987)

The passage from the Caribbean to Brazil was perhaps the most arduous of all for the crew aboard Cloud Nine.

My wife, Gaynelle Templin (second from left), was part of the crew that helped guide Cloud Nine through the Northwest Passage on the boat’s third attempt. So, too, were Chris Parkman (left), David Thoreson, and Doug Finley.

Northwest Passage (2007)

Cloud Nine becomes the first American sailing vessel in history to transit the Northwest Passage from east to west.

Our entire crew (including me, in the foreground) from our first trip to Antarctica made it to the reunion (left to right): Rick Palm, Rona House, Mike Metzmaker, John Tepaske, and Scott Russell.

A Passage to Antarctica (1988)

Cloud Nine‘s crew of six spent three weeks south of Cape Horn in 1988– one of only three sailboats to visit Antarctica that year.

Bowman 57

Slender, elegant, and spirited, the Bowman 57 is a standard with refined styling.

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