Here's where we stow our gear for this three-year voyage. Perhaps commercial ship stamps are required in business transactions more than they are needed for cruisers. Remote countries seem particularly impressed when you take out this official-looking thing and stamp their papers while they stamp your papers and passport. Sailing is a metaphor for life, with its calms and its storms.
Some partners seem to take more risks than others.
But, then again, I'm still the most sexist person I know. I'm working to change my biases. Yes, the boom did get a tough test with Cyclone Billy, and Tim's repair job survived beautifully. New World can hold her own in a storm. But I'm not sure that I'd call us world-class sailors.