16 year old Robin Grahm hugged his Dad goodby and sailed from San Pedro
California for the adventure of his life!
Robin had dreamed this trip, and planned every leg around the world
with his Dad.. *who had bought him a "Ranger 23" full keel sloop
and outfitted it for a circumnavigation of the Earth!
This 16 year old was the youngest person to attempt such a feat!
*The route would take the boy accross the Pacific to the south seas
where he would island hop west untill sailing accross the top of
Austrailia and then non-stop accross the Indian ocean... around So.
Africa and the Cape of Good Hope and then west across the Atlantic
to Pannama and out to the Gallapigos... *and then HOME!
Robin had the Plan, the Will, the Courage and the *Skills
to set off into the Ocean *ALONE!
Weeks went by without a word... Robin had skipped Hawaii to
make for Fanning Island as his first stop.. and back home
the lack of expected arrivial had began to trouble the public!
*How could a reasonable Father *LET HIS SON GO TO SEA?
The answer is that this boys Dad beleved in his son's dream and
raised him with a strong sence of freedom... The task was a measured
distance with a start and a finnish and stops along the way..
*Robin had many adventures.. and many,many days of being a prisioner
aboard his small fiberglass boat. His time in the So.Pacific islands
lasted a fullyear as he waited for the hurricane season to pass..
and suddenly he discovered he did not desire to move on west!
The Dream voyage.. was becomming a burden and the time alone that once was
freedom was now becomeing forced isolation!
Robin Grahm continued on west accross the atlantic and was becalmed
(ran out of wind and sat there) for 22 days and nights on a Ocean as
flat as a lake...
*When he finely arrived in the West indies.. he was tired, depressed,
confused and wanted to quit!
Though his dream was to sail around the world... there was many,many
valid reasons for him to quit.. sell the boat, give up and go do something
else..
He recieved a letter from his Dad...
" *Robin.. I understand your frustration, and desire to rest where you are
now... We planned for success and for you to have sailed three-quarters of
the way around the world is no small accomplishment.
Sell the boat.. take a deserved vacation and come home,son..
Love, Dad"
*Robin Grahm, now 18 had some adult decisions to make.
No one would criticize him for quiting because he had proven his courage
and abilities time and again... His Dad gave him permission to quit and
welcomed his arrivial home...
Just think.. *Land.. a *Home.. *FREEDOM!
Robin looked at his logbook the record of his voayage from childhood to
young adult... and made his decision!
*I'll finnish what I started out to-do for no other person but me!
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When Robin cast off from that island world the trip was re-newed!
He didn't feel heavy or depressed he felt he was makeing his own way,
and working for himself...
3 mo's later... a flotillia of small craft sailed out to greet
the returning young man on his arrivial home!
A 16 YEAR OLD BOY HAD SAILED AROUND THE WORLD ALONE!
*Boys!
You may not want to sail around the world... but your task is the same
when you start anything worth doing. Royal Rangers come to our Outpost
all the time... and many leave.
Mom brings them or Dad tells them to go.. and on arrivial they feel they
they were "ordered to go.. for their own good" ...mayby they start off
with a bang but loose "intrest" when the task get hard or complicated..
*Mayby like Robin you just want to stay put in one spot... or mayby you
want to quit? *No one will "put you down for those feelings..and you don't
need to make up an excuse<G> *any excuse will do..."
The truth of the matter is... *With GODS help, I will do my best!
If Royal Rangers is worth starting, then I think it's worth finnishing
for YOU!
Robin Grahm sailed around this entire planet by...
1. *setting a course and sticking to it.
2. *One hand for the ship...and one hand for himself! (You give-You get)
3. *Once plans are made, sit down and hang on!<G>
4. *anything worth doing is worth doing well....
God Bless yah!
Cdr.Duane -=A=-
"Take it- EASY "
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