Wayne Adao and his wife, Deb, own two charter yacht companies -- "jolly mon sailing" for the size yachts portrayed in this book and "JMS Yacht Charters" for mega-yachts. They attend the yacht shows annually to inspect the yachts and to get to know the crews and enjoy the parties at the shows. Prior to becoming a charter yacht broker Wayne was in computer sales. He grew up in Santa Clara, California, where he and Deb learned to sail on Monterey Bay. After moving to Southern California they enjoyed many wonderful sailing days in San Diego aboard their Catalina 36, free spirit, with their dog Buffie. They currently live in Brentwood, Tennessee, where they enjoy lazy days cruising Old Hickory Lake on the Cumberland River aboard their Carver 33 motor yacht, Miss Swanee. Wayne can be contacted at jmsailing@aol.com or jollymonsailing.com.