Riddell, Stuart

Stuart Riddell is a 1929 Model, born on a farm on Vancouver Island. B. C. Canada. In 1938 his mother moved them to London, in a failed attempt to re-unite with his father. Then they were evacuated to Canada when the bombs started to fall on Britain. After high school he attended the Royal Canadian Naval College and the RCAFs. In 1958 he bought a 53' classic sailing ketch named Romayne, and with a crew of six; male and female (including his dear friend Emily) sailed to New Zealand via San Francisco, Mexico, and Tahiti. In 1960 Stuart and Emily were married in Auckland. They all sailed back to V...