Happy Birthday, Robn (Gras) Diekow!

Happy 70th birthday to Robn (Gras) Diekow!

Robn (Gras) Diekow sailing in the marina in Finike, Turkey.

Robn Gras was born 4 October 1949 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA to Ranulf Worcester "Ranny" Gras and Annette Elizabeth Peters.

October 26, 1969, when she was 20 years old, Robn, her parents, and two of her brothers left on a sailing trip around the world. 

In French Polynesia, Robn met a German single-hand sailor named Gerhard Diekow, whom she eventually married. They lived in Germany for a year, and then in Sequim, Washington, west of Seattle, where they raised their daughter, Antares.

Robn and Gerhard bought a sailboat and lived on her for several years, leaving on their own round-the-world trip in 2001. Unfortunately, Gerhard passed away in South Africa in 2010. One of Robn's brothers helped her sail her boat to the Caribbean where she continued her adventures.

 

Robn's sailboat Heidi in Pago Pago

Robn aboard Heidi

After a few years, another world cruising sailor, Dave Heath, also widowed, was sent one of her journal entries and one thing led to another. They are now a couple, dividing their time between their 2 boats and an RV.  

 

Dave Heath & Robn Diekow

You can follow Robn and Dave's adventures on their blog: 

https://alegria1976.wordpress.com/

Robn Gras' Family Tree:

Ancestors:

John Culbert & Mary Ward (great-great-grandparents)

Richard Culbert & Jane Eleanor Fairhall (great-grandparents)

Ethel Gertrude Culbert & Norman Scott Brien Gras (grandparents)

Ranulf Worcester "Ranny" Gras & Annette Elizabeth Peters (parents)

Descendants (Children):

Antares Diekow, daughter.