Back in 1986 we were just like any other family in Rowayton. Except that Kitty and I had sailed around the world in the early 70's and we had always wanted to show the kids that there is more to life than Fairfield county. That fall we decided that the next year would be the perfect time as Alex would be 11 and Spencer almost 9. So we spent the next year getting our boat ready to make a circumnavigation.