Strangely enough, the only time Peter and Dick swamped coming up the coast to Alaska was not in the boat. It was in their tent.
co-ops for the production of strawberries and starting a bilingual radio station. He traveled to the Gambia as a leader for Crossroads Africa, where his group helped villagers build a dam and medical clinic. For three years, he directed an experimental agricultural project in the middle of subarcfic Alaska, training Eskimo and Indian people - traditionally hunters and gatherers - to be farmers.
More than anything, Peter loves rowing. "It's always an adventure to be on the water," he says. When he was five years old living on the banks of Lake Erie, there was an old rowboat he'd push into stormy weather with big, scary waves. He was thrilled. Not too smart, but thrilled. He never could paddle the boat back to shore. Fortunately, indulgent fishermen kept rescuing him.
Perhaps that's the appeal of the dory. "It's a classic. The most