Don ReynoldsDon Reynolds whose sketches grace this publication, was born in 1944. Don's love of the sea began at the age of 18 months while crossing the North Atlantic Ocean from England to America aboard the HMS Queen Mary. Subsequent voyages continued from Pueto Rico to New York via transport aboard the Pvt William H. Thomas and across the Pacific Ocean aboard the USS Yorktown and continuing on with his home-built 36' Roberts cutter, Ppalu.Don met Steve during a shakedown cruise to the Exumas in 1996, sharing sketches and knowledge of the area. Ppalu eventually took Don &Lynn (wife) up to the coast of Maine and back before sailing for the Med the next year. Having always worked as an artist, a dream was fully realized in Italy by sculpting marble in Pietrasanta while living aboard Ppalu for three years.The return voyage out of the Med and down to Cape Verde and across again to the Windward Islands began the island hop back through theturquoise and blue waters of the Bahama outer islands. Private and public art commissions consume the present-day activities, but the next dream voyage is still alive and with luck, should come true...while Ppalu patiently waits on her mooring. Read More Read Less