Ahoy there and welcome aboard, as we embark on a true adventure which started in 1988 in the Caribbean. As a Real estate Broker/Developer in Colorado the economy had recently been devastated by the 1986 tax reform. My ex-wife and I were wanting to move and sell the real estate there. When one day while reading the Wall Street Journal I saw the ad below. My ex-wife and I enjoyed sailing so much that we had planned on getting a sailboat and sail the Caribbean after we retired. The economy in Colorado was on the rocks and we were both overly stressed because of this. So we decided a sailboat in the Caribbean would be the perfect change. The next thing I know I was in St Martin checking out the vessel. I mailed the College that had the Yacht an offer to trade for our depressed real estate in Colorado. After several months of negotiations we were able to work out terms to purchase the 90’ Yacht. So we were off to St Martin.

These pages are primarily of living on the Sea Princess and the culture shock, adventure, sailing the caribbean, renovation of a 90', 160,000 lb 2 masted sailboat, exploring deserted islands, how I was hijacked by modern day pirates, my ship was stolen twice and how I got it back, doing charters onboard and great times which make up a part of my life that I will never forget and will love to share with all that lend an ear. So get ready and welcome aboard as we embark on a high adventure aboard the Sea Princess.

The Sea Princess was a 90’ foot two masted square rigged sailboat. This was truly a ship you could sail around the world in but she was in desperate need of work and restoration. I had restored many boats in my time but this was different, this was a ship. Most of the boats I had restored weighed anywhere between 2,000 to 6,000 lbs. The Sea Princess was 160,000 lbs and was like a floating island with all the conveniences of home. It took all of six months to restore her. I lived aboard the Princess for almost 3 Years. During this time she was stolen twice, I was hijacked by Haitians once and was almost wrecked three times. It was great fun. We sailed to numerous islands some inhabited and some not. We saw a little Voodoo, enjoyed island life, ate great sea food, and were almost killed several times. The music was wonderful to the likings of myself and any other Jimmie Buffet fan. It was filled with steel drums and local reggae. I met a lot of interesting people, traveled to some great islands, and enjoyed some wonderful beaches and charters as well as some fantastic sailing. It was an incredible experience.