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Current Crew

 

Scott Diener
Scott accepted a faculty position at the  University of Auckland in June of 2001, and moved to the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences in January 2002.   In February 2003 he became Director of the university's online learning system.

His interests include karate, classical and blues guitar, bone carving, and of course, sailing.


Kelley Diener
Kelley is now a full-time artist.  She works with oils, acrylics, and other media.  She has opened her own successful art studio on Waiheke Island.  She plays guitar, sings, and has composed numerous songs about our sailing adventures. 

 

Brett Armstrong
Our son Brett is now living in Auckland and is in his final undergraduate year at the University of Auckland. Brett is studying to be a writer and philanthropist.  He sails locally with us and sailed on Sounding Free from San Diego thru Mexico, French Polynesia and American Samoa.

 

Past Crew


Dave Boatman
Dave and I met in the Navy in 1971, and have been best friends since.  He sailed with me from Fiji to New Zealand, and in all, crewed on Sounding Free for 9 months.  Dave is currently a manager for West Marine in Newport Beach, CA.

Mark Jensen
Mark, Dave and I have been best friends for almost 30 years.  Mark is CEO and owner of Jentec Engineering, an injection-molding and plastics engineering firm in Anaheim, California.  Mark sailed with me from Tonga to Fiji, which was one of the few times he had been out of his truck and off the cell phone.