Austin, Douglas

Doug moved to the northwest early in his life and was raised in Dallas, Oregon. He attended Willamette University for four years then went on to graduate from the University of Oregon with a BS in Mathematics and a minor in Physics.There he met and later married Jill. They have two sons Mitch and Shaun.
Aftergraduation he became an officer in the USMC where heattained the rank of Captain. Since retiring from the military he worked in theconstruction industry until his full retirement.
Doug learned SCUBA diving in 1957 and started to sail in 1961. These two hobbies began his dream of sai...