Since the R/V Heraclitus was built in 1975 by the Institute of Ecotechnics, the ship has sailed over 250,000 nautical miles studying oceans, coral reefs, rivers, lakes, estuaries and exploring the origins and futures ofhuman cultures.
I joined the Heraclitus as a 21 year old seamanship apprentice in 1986, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, and have since spent most of my life sailing onboard, except for 4 years living in London and Berlin and travels on land to Tibet and China.
From 1991 - 1995 I was Captain, while the ship was based in the Caribbean and then became Expedition Chief of the 'Indian Ocean and South East Asian Archipelagoes Expedition', documenting and mapping coral reefs (1995 - 2000).
I am currently the Expedition Chief of the 'Coral Sea to Black Sea Expedition, 2006 - 2010', which began in Cairns, Australia- a studying-encountering Ethnosphere expedition - exploring cultures, including performances of the onboard theatre ensemble and engaging in local life - foremost the global culture of sea people.
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