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Robin Lee Graham is a great subject because it brings back fond memories. As a teenager I grew up in Southern California living close to Long Beach Calif. I read the report in the local paper about "the youngest sailor to sail around the world leaving from Long Beach"; I of course always dreamed about such adventures so I follow his adventure closely through the years. I was junior in high school in 1965 when Robin left port, graduated on June 1966 joined the Marine Corps that November and went to Vietnam always keeping up with Robin and his quest. I wanted to go to Australia for RR since Robin was there while I was in Vietnam but Australia was not an option for enlisted men then so I went to Honk Kong instead. I was lucky and made it back to the states and got married and got out of the Marine Corps January 10th 1970. I continued to follow Robin’s adventures and had all the National Geographic Magazine issue’s that I proudly saved as Robin circumvented the globe. Sadly my marriage did not work out and as I filed for divorce Robin returned back from his trip. I read the book and even saw the movie “The Dove” and even now I look back so long ago with fond memories even though I experienced some tough challenges during those times I never regret keeping up with Robin’s adventures. So yeah, this is a great subject only because Robin did what so many that I knew through the years that wanted to venture off these shores to explore our great globe and see things most of us only dream of. I taught myself how to sail years ago and enjoyed it very much but never went off like Robin. I only sailed off the coast, always on a line of site shore sailing but still enjoyed it! I do not think Robin really knows how much he inspired so many of us to learn how to sail and dream of exploring the unknown. I sincerely wish him and his family well.
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