Wounded Hero Voyage I: Smallest Powerboat Crossing the Atlantic

Robert usually goes by Bob. He was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, at a military hospital. He is forth in line of eight children. Like many military families, they moved a few times: Massachusetts to California; Satellite Beach, Florida; to the island of Grand Turk (southeast of Cuba); Satellite Beach, Florida; to Cocoa Beach, Florida; and finally Merritt Island, Florida, after high school. He grew up in a Catholic family, accepted Jesus into his life in the forth grade, baptized a second time as a Baptist in his twenties. Bob married Jill in 1986 and became Presbyterian and finally Methodist. The important thing is that they are a Bible believing family. After a move, while Bob attended a partial year, in a Catholic school, it was discovered that he had dyslexia (read words from the right to left instead of left to right) and repeated forth grade in a public school. Bob graduated from Cocoa Beach High School in 1976. Brevard Community College. Bob’s parents were divorced and Bob along with most of his brothers and sisters lived in Shady Acres, a juvenile foster care center in Titusville. The Cullison family temporarily adopted Bob and he moved back to Cocoa Beach and then eventually back with his mom. Bob has worked since the age of 13 starting his own lawn mowing business, became a dog groomer, bus boy, salad worker, dish washer at Bernard Surf, started working at McDonald’s Hamburgers and became a store manager, a little UPS work around the Christmas rush, became self employed as a painter/builder. He built and rebuilt several homes including a spec house (a two story which he lost his shirt on when the real estate market crashed in the 90’s). Bob grew up around the water, and has surfed for over 35-years, likes to sail Hobie Cats, scuba dive, and swim. His other interests are hanging out with his family, movies, riding motorcycles, camping, hiking, climbing, snow skiing, wrestling, making videos, reading, eating... once he won a weight gaining contest and ate 11 and a three-quarter pounds of food in two-hours. Bob and Jill have two boys, Bryan and Jonathan, who are sports oriented. Recently his house (uninsured) was destroyed by fire while he was at church and with the help of many of his friends, nearby churches and schools, they have rebuilt the house. He started writing after a couple of years of listening to audio books while working. His first manuscript was a surf novel which he has finished but has yet to have published.