on 27 january 1971, robertson departed from falmouth, england on board the "lucette", a 43-foot wooden schooner built in 1922 which the family had purchased in malta with their life's savings. he was accompanied by his wife lyn, daughter anne, son douglas, and twin sons neil and sandy. over the next year and a half, they sailed across the atlantic, stopping at various ports of call in the caribbean. anne retired from the voyage in the bahamas.