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Ocean Cruising Adventures Series – Sailing Away: Dreams to Reality & Beyond

H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, BC

12 Feb 2016 1900h - 2200h

Members $10 / Non-Members $15

Ken and Carol Gillstrom

In 1995 Ken and Carol made a plan to construct a boat and sail world-wide. They are now living that dream! Share their experiences in this inspirational, light hearted account of how they initiated their plan and brought it to fruition. Ken had sailed most of his life, but Carol was a complete newbie to sailing. When Ken went out on a limb and asked Carol to sail around the world, without hesitation, she whole heartedly agreed to this adventure.

Find out how, for 15 challenging years, they balanced family, jobs and social life while constructing their aluminum vessel from scratch. Marvel at how Ken and Carol managed to maintain their launch date and budget by keeping focussed and motivated throughout this lengthy project.

About The Speakers

Ken Gillstrom is a lifelong sailor with over 65,000nm of experience on a dozen or more different sailboats. He is a Sail Canada Advanced Cruising instructor and holds the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore certification. He owned and operated a construction company for 30 years before heading out on this current adventure. Ken is also the Education Watchkeeper for the Vancouver Chapter of the Bluewater Cruising Association while in Vancouver this winter

Carol Gillstrom is a ballet teacher and owned a dance studio in Ontario for 25 years. New to sailing at the beginning of the project, Carol accumulated 10,000nm of experience and her Sail Canada Advanced Cruising Certification while Voyageur was being constructed. Carol is currently teaching ballet in Vancouver during the 2015/16 winter layover.

Ken and Carol run their sailing school, Voyageur Sailing, on board their 45’ aluminum sailboat.

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