Great Escape Photo Gallery by A Kuhner at pbase.com

Great Escape

This is the slide show that my father put together after our 3 1/2 year long circumnavigation on our Valliant 40, named Tamure. We left in September of 1987 and returned in 1991, traveling east to west. The "script" for the slide show is in my Dad's words and is virtually the same as he tells it when he gives the show live.

(View the show by clicking on the first picture, scroll down to see the text, then hit next)

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bgoogins		11-Aug-2006 23:28
Alex, is your family still really close? I would imagine a trip like this forms some strong bonds! (bgoogins@yahoo.com)

Aashay		16-Feb-2006 13:20
Truly amazing. i have just one word to describe this. Your dad is a very brave man and obviously he knws what he is doing. But Kudos to you all. I would say it again that that kind of experience is truly engrossing and it's jst soo fabulous mate. Keep up the good work. Cheers!!! Aash.

Lynne		12-Feb-2006 04:59
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

Steve England		09-Feb-2006 18:29
Just viewed every shot..read every word..a truly fantastic story/gallery that not many will ever be able or get the chance to do...Your Dad is a brave and confident man to take his kids on this journey..he knew he could and did!.. Anyone passing by certainly do look at this "Great Escape" gallery from start to finish.. Truly fantastic..

A Kuhner		09-Feb-2006 16:16
My parents now live on the boat again, it's their "retirement plan," same boat too. My brother is a professional crew and is working on his captian's license. I'd think about doing it again, but it is a huge amount of work and your heart really has to be in it for everything to come together. I'm not giving up sailing, but I'm also not dedicated enough to make it work for my family.

Jerry		09-Feb-2006 11:16
This is a great gallery and what an awesome trip. Do you ever think about doing it again?

Pathfinder		09-Feb-2006 00:31
Great story and pics

rsub8		03-Feb-2006 13:02
What a fascinating story. Few people are fortunate enough to have a life experience like this. It's nice to see the captions explaining the story that goes along with each image (and I'm glad the pirate encounter turned out well). Thank you for posting this, it was definitely worth the trouble to put this gallery together.

Jerry Stadulis		20-Dec-2005 01:52
Alex, I "met" your Dad on the Valiant Mailing List on Sailnet.com about four years ago. He sent me a narative version of the Great Escape, but it's absolutely fantastic to see the photos that go along with the story. I'm so glad I found your site. Best regards, Jerry Stadulis

Menno Alberts		19-Dec-2005 17:19
Wow, such an a-ma-zing experience! Such a breathtaking voyage around the world. So many cultures explored and met so many people. Crowds in cities, busy traffic situations, and then many lonely days out on the oceans seeing nothing but water and sky. Incredible! I bet no one can ever understand how special something like this is. No matter how many pictures or stories you ahare with other people, they'll never understand what it really was like. They will come close though. That's why I love and appraciate it so much that you put these images online along with the text so I have been 'part' of the trip a little bit as well;) Super family-experience! Actually I've never heard something like this before but I'm impressed. I'm sure the family gets a very strong and special bond together after doing something like this! Thanks again for sharing this adventure of a lifetime! God bless! -Menno

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