I always have an especially soft spot in my heart for Wanderer III, and I recently came across this acceptance speech that Thies made on behalf of himself, Kicki, and even moreso, Wanderer III when they got the Blue Water Medal in 2011. Thought you all might enjoy it as much as I did.
http://www.cruisingclub.org/pdfs/awards_bluewater_2011_matzen_speech.pdf
Wonderful!!! Thank you.