fɔːɹ mˈʌtʃ ʌv ðɛɹ fˈɜːst twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz təɡˈɛðɚ, mætˈeɪ ænd hɪz wˈaɪf lˈɪvd ˌɔn sˈeɪlboʊts, tɹˈævəlɪŋ ðə wˈɜːld, fˈoʊɾəɡɹˌæfɪŋ ænd əkˈeɪʒənəli pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ bˈʊks ˌɔn sˈeɪlɪŋ.
For much of their first twenty years together, Máté and his wife lived on sailboats, traveling the world, photographing and occasionally publishing books on sailing.