Shortly following release , Paul met a woman named Colleen Wood , who would shortly leave her office manager job , sell her condominium and move in with Paul on his 55 - foot schooner to embark on a planned five year around the world boating trip .
Shortly following release from prison in 1999 , Paul met a woman named Colleen Wood , an office manager . 
 Wood would shortly leave her job , sell her condominium and move in with Paul on his 55 - foot schooner to embark on a planned five year around the world boating trip .