Bob, An amazing story and certainly speaks well of the Montgomery 17. More importantly, it leaves not doubt about the ability of your shop to build a blue water boat all in 17 feet. I will anxious to hear more about this trip. Best Regards, Tony Reed -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Bob From California Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 9:55 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: M_17 Strawanza makes it to French Polynesia Hello Montgomery sailors..! We got a message from Wilhelm and he made it non-stop to "Rititea" (Gambier Island) on Feb 20th. (He left San Diego the day after Thanksgiving. (November 23rd 2007) He said he feels good and will start again in 2 weeks to Austral Island (French Polynesia) and New Caledonia. From there he will cross to Australia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambier_Islands For those who are new on the list; Willy is singlehanding his Montgomery 17 to Africa. He provisioned the boat with enough food and water for 100 days. (He also had a hand operated water maker). It appears he just did 90 days solo crossing this portion of the Pacific.....WOW... Congradulations Willi......!! http://www.msogphotosite.com/mpage.html Fair winds Bob Eeg (949) 489-8227 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats