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When most people think about retirement, it often involves time with grandkids, a little more time on the links, or maybe a leisurely cruise. But the Kopischkes? They started it by sailing across the Atlantic. This transatlantic voyage on the Queen’s Dream was both exhilarating and a starting point on the couple’s mission to circumnavigate the globe.

The Dream

Adventuring is nothing new for the Kopischkes. “We are addicted to life,” Tim states. “We’ve always tried to live every single day fully without waiting for adventure to happen to us. We go out and find it!”

Neither Tim nor Leanne grew up near the ocean, but their relationship was always based on a mutual taste for adventure. Tim, a Paducah native who spent 37 years working at CSI in Software Engineering and Executive Leadership, grew up spending time on Kentucky Lake and exploring the outdoors. Leanne, a native of central Illinois, spent her 38-year-career in Champaign Illinois as a banking Executive at Busey Bank, which required her to travel widely. They met through a working collaboration between their two companies and have been adventuring together for 17 years.

The couple was first introduced to ocean sailing in 2010 when friends invited them to sail around the Caribbean. “We thought we would be on this huge yacht, and it turned out to be a completely different

★ by T IM K OPISCHKE