An interview with Fabian Fernandez who is one of very few Malaysian sailors to undertake a short-handed circumnavigation in a sailboat. He describes the cultural, linguistic and financial barriers he has encountered as well as the great support he has received from his Ocean Cruising Club mentor in America. Once his trade-wind circumnavigation is complete he wants to prepare a new boat, S/V Challenge, for a more arduous North West Passage and Figure of 8 circumnavigation of the Americas.