Descended from grandparents who logged over 100,000 nautical miles, HANS VIERTHALER has spent over 20 years sailing the coast of Maine. His love affair with boats started when he spent six years working for a sailboat rental company in Deer Isle, where he took care of a small fleet and taught sailing to vacationing summer residents. He then became interested in larger vessels and crewed on the schooners NATHANIEL BOWDITCH, AMERICAN EAGLE, BILL OF RIGHTS, and NEW WAY, as well as other, smaller boats. Ten years ago he joined the crew at Brooklin Boat Yard as a rigger and carpenter, and in 1992 he earned his 100-Ton U.S. Coast Guard Captain’s license. In 1994 Hans fulfilled a longheld dream and purchased the John Alden ketch ABIGAIL, and he looks forward to sharing his love of sailing with all those who step aboard.