Welcome!

     Hi. Thanks for stopping by. I'm Christine Myers -- mom, sailor, and writer. For five years, my husband and I raised our three children aboard sailing vessel DELOS as we cruised the Mediterranean, North Sea, Atlantic Africa, Caribbean and the South Pacific. It was the best parenting decision Stephan and I ever made.

     I wrote a memoir about the first three years of our transformative journey, now represented by Martin Literary Management.  I have also published stories about our adventures at sea in Blue Water Sailing, Cruising World, and Stanford Magazine.

     Your interests may coincide with one of my eclectic passions -- writing, travel, cruising, kids, education and books. If you're planning to cruise, ask me questions about our experiences. Like all sailors, I have plenty of opinions and love to give advice.  Meanwhile, I'll try to post useful information.    

About me
     Ever since I discovered the collection of National Geographic magazines in my grandfather's basement, I have been hooked on travel. I spent four years in the Navy, then was educated at Stanford University, where I earned a BA and MA in Communication. I worked for several years consulting on non-formal education in developing countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Caribbean basin, always feeding my fascination with the lives and cultures of the world's people.

     In 2000, I ran away to sea with my family for five years. After our journey, I earned an MFA in Creative Non-Fiction from the Northwest Institute of Literary arts. I have co-captained our 53-foot ketch, DELOS, for 40,000 sea miles, and in 2006 captained her from New Zealand to Washington with the help of various crew, including a final leg consisting entirely of teenagers.