Can You Help with Shipping Info?

You might be able to help Glenn Tieman, a Californian who is perhaps the most frugal cruiser in history. Back in the day he cruised for seven years on just $1 a day. And in 2008, he launched the 38-ft Manu Rere that he built for something like $14,000. He’s been cruising her ever since.

Unfortunately, Maru Rere, Tieman’s replica of a Polynesian cat, was T-boned and badly damaged by a fishing boat in Malaysia about a month ago. Glenn was back in the States with his ailing father at the time.

Upon his return to Malaysia, Glenn was able to get the cat hauled at a boatyard under a bridge, and he cut out the damaged areas of the hulls. His plan is to have a friend buy and mill some cedar in the States. When done, the wood will fit in a package about 7 feet by 6 inches by 6 inches, and weigh about 30 pounds.

But here’s where Glenn needs help. The quote he got from FedEx for even such a small package is beyond his still extremely modest budget. As such, he’s hoping somebody in the Latitude readership knows something about how to get such a package to Indonesia economically. He’d like to get the wood in less than six weeks.

If you can help, please email Glenn at [email protected]. And please send a copy to [email protected].

Our gut feeling is that Glenn is not the kind of guy who would solicit contributions. But if there is no other solution, the Wanderer would be happy to chip in $100 toward whatever shipping expense there would be. Tieman is that much of a unique and unheralded American cruiser/adventurer. Would anybody else be willing to chip in?