David
Small was introduced to boating and woodcraft during his early years on
the Eastern seaboard. Following several years of sea service in the
Navy and Merchant Marine, he operated small sailing craft in Western
Europe.
For
a decade, he traveled the oceans alone in a 33' boat, visiting the
world's six inhabited continents by the Eastabout route around Africa.
Within
the margins of these activities, David lived fifteen years in East
Asia, served two tours as a soldier in Israel, married, and is the
father of several children. He now resides in an 1898 gold rush cabin
along the banks of the Yukon River.