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In 1981 Will headed across the Atlantic Ocean. He sailed in a 24 foot sailboat he had built himself from western red cedar. After departure from Chesapeake Bay on June 21, squalls chased the small craft Eastward through building waves. Several nights later, surfing on twelve foot breaking seas, Gimble pushed on at top speed. Untested, it was not clear what daily speed could be maintained and whether sufficient food and water had been taken on board for the passage. Maximum sail was carried at all times.

 

Will sighted the volcanic summit of Pico in the Azores after 21 days of sailing. The next morning Gimble slipped into the harbor of Faial. The longest jump was over. It had been a fast crossing indeed.

 

From the Azores, the passage to Gibraltar was another 12 days. Will spent the following year cruising through the Mediterranean. In Greece, Cynthia joined Will. They are now married and have two children who are learning to sail in the Pacific Northwest on the same boat that Will sailed across the Atlantic.


 

The Tippecanoe Boats have been designed with thousands of miles of sailing experience behind their design. This is why they sail so well.

 

 

Will Lesh, Tippecanoe Boats designer and trans-Atlantic sailor

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