Having sailed my own sailboat into many oceans of this beautiful planet of ours over a four year sailing adventure, I am passionate about encouraging all those other folk out there dreaming or thinking about their sailing 'adventure of a lifetime', to get started with their planning. There is NO substitute for beginning. My no.1 quote always is: 'You will NEVER regret doing it - but you will ALWAYS regret NOT doing it.

My first book 'Sailing Adventures in Paradise' is a narrative of my four year voyage in and around the Pacific. It covers all of my adventures encountered along the way, problems experienced and how they were overcome, plus descriptions of all the fabulous out of the way ports and places we visited. I enjoyed writing it tremendously and it includes 101 money saving tips for long term passagemakers.

I have since gone on to write two more books, 'Fishing Tales and Other Tales' which is a collection of short stories on fishing and boating in New Zealand and the South Pacific, plus 'Fitness and Exercise Fun for Baby Boomers and Seniors', a book on health and exercise tips for older folk. I am currently writing a second book of fishing and boating tales.

My passion of course is sailing, but I am also a keen skier, fisherman, pilot and love to read works from other authors. I have travelled widely and lived in USA, UK, New Zealand and currently Australia.