Health Care Reform, Insurance Reform, Quality

Roger Strube MD / Roger H Strube MD

Welcome to Roger & Kathy Strube's Web site.
Thanks for dropping in and spending some time.

If you have found this site because you are interested in purchasing my Ocean Catamaran 48.8 (Millennium Dragon) please click here.
THE PRICE  OF THE DRAGON REDUCED ON 7/1/2010

If you have found this site because you are looking for a link to my book, “Creative Design for Health Care Reform”
click here or on the tab labeled “My Book” to the left.

Kathy and I live in Punta Gorda Isles Florida at the top of Charlotte Harbor where we are able to enjoy our favorite outdoor activities year round.  We are living the “Green Life” (see “Living Green in PGI”). We belong to the Punta Gorda Sailing Club.  She loves her garden and we both spend a great deal of time on the water. We have been sailing together over 50 years and as time has passed our boating interests have evolved.  After 30 years of sailing slow, water pressing, rib bruising monomarans, we have spent the last 20 in the pursuit of the ideal cruising multihull vessel and accouterments.  This is not a “how to” or an equipment recommendation site.  If you want sound advise subscribe to Practical Sailor and read the universally known and respected technical authors of our sailing fraternity. The West Marine Catalogue has more advice than most of us will ever need. This site is about my interest in some of the more esoteric and some would say fringe developments in our floating world. Simple and uncomplicated is preferred by some people but I am not interested in substituting the old wooden bucket for my pair of Raritan PHII Heads.  My 49 foot cruising catamaran Millennium Dragon is rigged for long distance single or short handed sailing with every cruising convenience including a washer/dryer, water maker, generator, four burner stove/oven, 12.5 cubic foot refrigerator/freezer and a microwave. It even has a full size, deep kitchen sink.

I finished the manuscript for my book, “Creative Design for Health Care Reform” in July, 2010. The cover design was created by Rijalynne Saari, a graphic designer. Kathy had known Rij’s mother since grade school and I had know her since high school. We have known Rij all her life.

The manuscript was sent to Susan Montgomery, a professional medical editor, and returned mid-August. The book was submitted to iUniverse, an on-line self publishing company. After several weeks of minor editing and formatting, iUniverse published the book. “Creative Design for Health Care Reform” is available on Amazon in both paper and electronic formats.

© Rijalynne Saari-Perez 2010

Hopefully the future will hold the development of a wing and diesel (or electric?) powered motor sailor that will look more like a Star Wars transporter than a Nat Herreshoff classic. Don’t get me wrong.  I respect ol’ Captain Natty as much as I do the Wright Brothers but technology has advanced significantly in 100 years. I do enjoy looking at old wooden boats from a distance as long as I don’t have to sail or repair one. I am speaking from experience.  Our first boat (see 1970 picture to left) was a 1929 Herreshoff designed 52 foot universal “Q” Class that we repaired, sailed, refinished, raced, repaired, refinished and cruised on Lake Michigan from 1968 to 1975.  Dennis Connor restored a sister ship, Cotton Blossom II - Q5, several years ago. The picture shows Mark at 2 y/o, giving orders to me, my wife Kathy and his older sister, 3 y/o Jill.  Mark- [B is now a professional sailor. After his employment by the Swedish Victory Challenge Team as the “Starboard Grinder” he returned to his other  professional racing gigs. He has been on other America’s Cup Teams during the previous two campaigns and holds a high position in the world rankings in the Star fleet.