Sailing South - Case, Dave
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In the fall of 1979, Vickie and Dave Case set out from San Francisco in a 29' sailboat built from a semi-kit. They harbor hopped down the coast to Manzanillo, Mexico before bravely heading the 2700 miles over open ocean to the Marquesas. Using a compass, sextant, and sumlog they covered the distance in twenty-two days. Then it was off to Tahiti, the Society Islands, Rarotonga, and Pago Pago, before heading back through Honolulu, then more excitement sailing home to San Francisco. The sailing was very primitive by today's standards. Weather and mechanical problems were a constant challenge. The people met along the way made it all worthwhile.…mehr

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In the fall of 1979, Vickie and Dave Case set out from San Francisco in a 29' sailboat built from a semi-kit. They harbor hopped down the coast to Manzanillo, Mexico before bravely heading the 2700 miles over open ocean to the Marquesas. Using a compass, sextant, and sumlog they covered the distance in twenty-two days. Then it was off to Tahiti, the Society Islands, Rarotonga, and Pago Pago, before heading back through Honolulu, then more excitement sailing home to San Francisco. The sailing was very primitive by today's standards. Weather and mechanical problems were a constant challenge. The people met along the way made it all worthwhile.
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Captain David Case, pilot, sailor, mercenary, adventurer a man for all seasons, who has chased the sun and gamboled among the stars in most of oft-time perilous nooks and crannies of the world. "You can do anything you set your mind to," has been his personal mantra during a life of adrenaline-pumping excitement. "Rich or poor, high life or low-it doesn't matter as long as you're not bored-go for it," is the advice he offers those who choose to follow.Join him with his wife Vickie, as they explore the Pacific in Quark, their 29' sailboat.