In the late summer afternoons, after putting my boat away for the night in a storage yard, I would ride over to the marina where the big boats were.  But the gangways were always locked. I stood behind the gate staring at the yachts, imagining what it would be like to stand at the wheel, to back out of the slip, head up the channel, turn south, and keep going.  Even then I didn’t want to be the boy behind the gate.  I wanted to be the one at the helm calling, “Cast off the bow, we’re headed to sea.”

    Welcome to the story of JULIA and her sailing journey around the world.  Embarking on December 7, 2001, Captain Larry Jacobson and First Mate Ken Smith began a six-year adventure filled with excitement, joy, learning, and fear... all the while becoming the first recorded gay couple to circumnavigate the globe.  The book is scheduled for publication in 2010 and I hope you'll join me for a read.

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