About Frank and Karen Taylor

Frank and Karen have been married for over 20 years and have two children (Patricia and Catherine). In 2002-3 they took their kids out of school and sailed the Caribbean on another catamaran called PatiCat (read the story here). Karen and Frank enjoyed the experience of sailing and visiting locations by sea so much, they made plans to do a circumnavigation when the kids finished high school.

Frank Taylor, Captain

In addition to being a father and husband, Frank is an avid outdoorsman who loves to hike, swim, backpack, sail, scuba dive, mountain bike, etc. Frank has long been interested in the future - and always had dreams of exploring space. He spent years working at NASA hoping to further our ability to explore space. But, since exploration of other planets has not yet become practical, he's decided to explore the Earth instead. Frank loves technology and has spent most of his career working with advanced Internet and computer graphics technologies. Since 2005, Frank has written the Google Earth Blog and explored many web-based mapping technologies. We intend to put those skills to good use on the circumnavigation.

Karen Taylor, Admiral

Karen also enjoys the outdoors, but is more interested in the cultural experience of visiting other countries and meeting people. She also has worked in the computer industry and for a while at NASA. Which is how she and Frank met in Houston, Texas. In addition to being a wife, she has dedicated herself to raising the children and supporting Frank's business ventures. She enjoyed our sailing adventures in the Caribbean - and is an able hand at sea. Karen also handles the cooking and provisioning for our travels.