Glenn Tieman Safe in the Marquesas

In the April issue of Latitude 38, Glenn Tieman reported that he was readying Manu Rere, his traditional 38-ft catamaran that he built in Ventura County for $14,000, for a crossing from Costa Rica to the Marquesas. Thanks to friends Beat Rettenmund and Beatriz Restrepo on the Wharram Tiki 38 Aluna — who were featured in a January ’09 Sightings article, and who left the Bay Area on Monday bound for Hawaii — we’ve received word that Tieman made it to the Marquesas safely and is having a blast. "I’m having a great time in the Marquesas, but email is very expensive," wrote the thrifty Tieman. "Will write more in a few months, perhaps from Samoa."