Ocean voyages

Neil Sanderson, skipper of yacht Oceana, approaching New Zealand in 1991
At the helm of my 38-foot sloop Oceana approaching New Zealand from Vanuatu in November 1991

I enjoy sailing and have made the following extended cruises, as captain or crew.

Ocean 71 Yacht Ksenija
Ksenija (Van de Stadt Ocean 71′ ketch)
1978-1979: Boston – Bermuda – Antigua – plus six months cruising the West Indies

Swan 55 sister ship
Edelweiss (Sparkman & Stephens Swan 55′ sloop)
1979: Cruising the West Indies

Dione
Dione (Bowman 66′ ketch)
1979: Antigua Race Week

Ocean 71 yacht Miss Two
Miss Two (Van de Stadt Ocean 71′ ketch)
1979: Antigua – Bermuda – Azores – Gibraltar – Teulon

Marine conservation ship Sea Shepherd 2
St Giles (196′ motor ship)
1981: Alexandria, Virginia – Panama – Los Angeles – Vancouver – Nome – coast of Siberia – St Lawrence Island – Dutch Harbor – Seattle – San Francisco

Hughes 38 yacht Oceana in Auckland, 1992
Oceana (Sparkman & Stephens 38′ sloop)
1987-1991: Vancouver – Seattle – Hawaiian Islands – Palmyra Island – Tonga – Fiji – Vanuatu – Auckland

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