The aluminum
catamaran you are talking about is Canvasback.
Check out this link to Canvasback Missions Inc.
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A good friend of mine (Henry) sailed on Canvasback after he retired. He was an eye surgeon, and he sailed with them in the
Marshall Islands. He knew absolutely nothing about sailing.
His first night on board while still in jet lag, he was given the job of
steering the catamaran all night long. They stood him up behind the
wheel, gave him a
compass course, and told him to steer the course and the crew disappeared down below. Needless to say, Henry was more than a little surprised to be
steering a seventy foot catamaran in the darkness
offshore.
It was a rather austere experience for Henry. He ending up losing 30 pounds on the voyage, but he had a great time visiting the islands and checking people's eyes.
Henry was one tough dude. He landed in Guadalcanal in World War II, and
lost lots of friends in the ensuing battle. Fortunately, Henry was endowned with a fearless nature and seemed to have a good dose of luck in all his adventures. I worked with him in Saudi Arabia when he was 74 years old, and he was still practicing medicine full time. When the Scud missles were coming down in Riyadh, Henry and I would be sitting in chairs out in the front of our villas waiting for the air raid sirens to sound warning of incoming scuds, and then we would
head for our safe rooms (which really were not that safe). Henry was fearless.
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