I retired, and Lisa and I set off to tour the world, looking for a yacht to buy. But we found nothing appropriate. As most everyone knows, I have been sailing my entire life, so I am rather particular. Finally, I decided to design my own boat, and have it built by one of the many people I have known most of my life in the boat building industry.
Since it takes a long time to design, engineer, build, and fit out a boat for world cruising, I decided to re-enter the job market when I read a blurb on the Internet about a fellow I have been very aware of for years -- Dr Jeff Ward, late of Surrey Space and Space X -- who had just joined Millennium Space. So I contacted the company, we got a...