Richard Appaldo
Richard sailed into Little Harbour over 20 years ago and became Randolph Johnston's last student in the foundry. As a motorbike enthusiast, he was already a trained welder and quickly became an asset in the Johnston Foundry.
Today, Richard is a local landowner, though he still loves living on his sailboat, Clodokat, which he built 30 years ago. He is an avid sailor, archer and coffee drinker. France being his home country, he also gets to travel to Europe quite a bit. And sailing has taken him all over the Mediterranean & Antartica.
This is Richard's Bronze Frog on Driftwood.
In addition to Archery, Richard is an excellent freediver. On November 9, 2003, He & Greg were spearfishing & he was attacked by a Cabera Snapper. He shot the ferocious fish at a depth of 30 feet when the tasty fish ran into a hole. Richard went in after it as the snapper was simultaneously rushing out. He grabbed it & held it tight against his chest, but apparently the fish was hungry for delectable french food. He swam to the surface holding his breath without screaming through his snorkel. The frenchman won in the end, his gashed chest & the following hydrogen peroxide by eating this prized fish for dinner.