What a life he had, though. His wife, Nina, (who it sounds like wasn't on the boat), is an alaska fisherwoman, and they have (had! ) a house on an island with only two other people. They also had a 40-foot sailboat in St. Croix, and had just bought some property down there.
So, every year they spent 6 months fishing in alaska and living on the island, and 6 months in St.Croix, sailing and building their house...
This is the first time someone close to me has died - I took the day off from work..
Thanks for the words, folks.