The Family:Bertha and Claes, Scottish Ceilidh ,Tallisker at Isle of Skye July 2005(picture)

Bertha Brodin is originally from Saltillo (close to
Monterey) in the North of Mexico.She came to Sweden as a guest researcher in
1986,met Claes and married in Mexico 1990.She made her PhD 1995,and now works
as an associate professor in the molecular pathology/cancerresearch field at
Karolinska Institute. Bertha learned to sail when she met Claes and has
gained considerable experience while longdistance sailing with Tarita,and while
supporting the oldest son Felix on his dinghy racing all over Claes Brodin was born in Sweden 1959.After graduating
as a reserveofficer from the Marine Academy 1980,he sailed with his childhood
friend in a 32-feet Scaninavian Doubleender to the Caribbean 1980-1981.During
his universityperiod lots of sailingadventures in this doubleender took
place,among others to Spitzbergen(Svalbard) 1985.Claes went through medical
studies,and now works as a Consultant Surgeon(gastrointestinal surgery) in a County
Hospital The family now lives in Trosa |