The crew at Robinhood Marina in Georgetown built three or four of the Murray Peterson Schooners. Murray's brother Roland used to own the Marina. I was pretty low as workforce crew; I got to man the gas dock, paint floats, and run errands for the real workers. Still it was exciting to see the schooners being built and launched, and then loaded down for their first cruise.

I eventually got to sail with some friends in a 40-foot ketch, after helping rebuild it. They were planning to sail around the world but by the time they reached the Bahamas they decided the world was too wide, and I flew down and helped them sail it home. There was never a boring moment!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble