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    Zoltan Gyurko

    On the previous page, Zoltan contemplates the endless horizon while under way to Palau Payar Marine Park. This page top, The Way sails near New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Behind the boat is the volcano that destroyed the town of Rabaul in the early 1990s. At left, the Pearson Commander is underway to Espirito Santo, one of the more populated northern islands in the Vanuatu archipeligo.
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    South shoestring

    Zoltan’s choice: Ray’s Grocery Store or the great wide sea Issue 23 : Mar/Apr 2002 It was my lifelong dream to buy a sailboat and take a voyage through the South Pacific. Countless times I stood on th...

    Zoltan Gyurko
    September 28, 2026
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    Lionheart: Book Review

    On October 31, 1999, Australian teenager Jesse Martin became the youngest sailor ever to voyage solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world. With simple language and meticulous detail, Jesse’...

    Zoltan Gyurko
    May 1, 2002
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