"Dione Approaching Lizard Island, Qld. Australia - 26th October, 1998"

For Glen and I (Sue), Dione is many things; she is home, she is freedom, she is travel, adventure, exhilaration and discovery. She captured our hearts first, then our minds. Now, she has our spirit, the essence of who we are, etched into her lines and her finish, resting, waiting, in her rigging and sails, glowing warmly in her comfortable, lamplit living areas; the three of us, waiting to be set free.

For othersDione is a 40' sailing boat, an Adams 40, built in Sydney, Australia, based now in Auckland, New Zealand. Glen and I have had the pleasure of her company since March, 1997. Her design blends traditional sea-worthiness and 'know-how' with modern concepts of sailing efficiency, a testament to her designer's own vast experience at sea in craft of every kind.

In ancient Greek mythology, Dione was one of the wives of the great god Zeus, mother of Aphrodite and goddess of the sea. Dione and Poseiden ruled the great sea world of the Greeks, conjuring maritime terrors like Scylla and Charybdis to test the hearts of mortal sailors seeking safe passage; men like Odysseus - a king among men, a mere plaything of the gods. It is a story that speaks in ancient lyric form not only of mortality but also of a very modern ill - the abuse of a sacred trust; man alone has been given the powers to preserve and protect the earth and all her treasures; man alone seeks not to preserve and protect but to destroy, to his own enrichment, the world entrusted to his care.

We live fulltime on Dione and sail to see the world, her stunning lands, her incredible creatures, her many peoples. In choosing a simpler life we don't seek to right the wrongs of the world. We seek ways to raise awareness of the interdependence of all life and this great planet Earth and we hope to contribute as little as possible to the damage modern living causes. A sailboat uses the wind and the sun and the ocean currents for power; with that power we live comfortably and can travel almost anywhere. The sun's power makes our water, our electricity and our heat; the winds and ocean currents guide our travels, filling our sails and our minds with possibility.

Here, you can come Sailing With Dione - travel with us to the places we have been , see the ins and outs of an ocean cruising sailboat, peek behind the scenes at the people we are , and share our plans for the next great adventure (RimTrek 2002 ). Glen and I hope you enjoy our world; we would love you to contact us with comments and stories of your own. Enjoy!