Pat Farrell along with his wife, Caroline Van Hemert, and their two boys are currently working their way back to Alaska from southern Europe on a Chatam 43, exploring the higher latitudes along the way. Pat and Caroline have a wide range of adventuring experience, including a 4,000 mile backcountry trek that Caroline wrote about in the book The Sun is a Compass. Pat brings to the table a builder’s perspective as a custom home builder in Alaska as well as the trials and joys of voyaging as a family.