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Stephen Ladd

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Stephen Ladd was born in Bremerton, Washington in 1953. As a child he was happy to sit in a corner reading books, often of history or geography. After high school he traveled through Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, witnessing the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and spending a month in a Moroccan prison. Upon his return Steve studied urban planning, obtaining degrees from Western Washington and Harvard Universities. He worked for various Puget Sound counties and cities, writing land use plans and administering environmental regulations. His principal hobby was wilderness skiing.

In the late 1980s Steve designed and built 12-foot Squeak. In the early 1990s he conducted the voyage described in "Three Years in a 12-Foot Boat," which he self- ...more

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The Book is Done!

Hey you 28 followers, still following? You haven’t gotten a post from us since the voyage ended seven years ago. Time flies when you’re having kids (we now have two) and writing a book.

A new edition of Three Years in a 12-Foot Boat can now be ordered in ebook or paperback!

Likewise Ginny’s and my book, The Five-Year Voyage: Exploring Latin American Coasts and Rivers, can now Read more of this blog post »

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	The Five-Year Voyage: Exploring Latin American Coasts and Rivers 4.26 avg rating — 27 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Years in a 12-foot Boat (The Ladd Small-Boat Adventures Book 1) 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spiritual Constipation: Discover Your True Nature & Get Shift Moving really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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