Born land-locked six hundred miles from the nearest ocean, this is an autobiography of an ordinary man with an extraordinary dream of building a sea going yacht and sailing the world.
Opening on the threshold of wild transition in South Africa in the 1970s, the author and his American wife struggle to build a sailing vessel on the outskirts of Johannesburg, whose skyline soon erupts in black clouds of fire and revolution.
Through all the struggles of personal relationships, exodus, poverty, sorrow, and loss, the dream of the sail remains constant. As that dream becomes reality, the story tells of an inexperienced crew battling rough seas, mind numbing calms, near death experiences, solo sailing for thousands of miles, land adventures with distant south sea tribes, and through it all, a constant wonder and appreciation of the amazing world we live in.
There are lessons to be learned from the author's homespun philosophy, honesty, and mistakes, as well as a wealth of sailing facts and accounts of the fascinating places the author and crew visit, all woven together in an amazingly vivid account of this decade long adventure through the oceans of the world.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS A GLOSSARY OF SAILING TERMS AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.
NOTE:
I will do free Google+ Hangouts for any readers or book clubs that are interested in purchasing and reading my book - look me up on Google+ and we can schedule a time to talk about sailing, travel, and anything else in the book!
https://plus.google.com/u/0/100048269998848647909/about
Opening on the threshold of wild transition in South Africa in the 1970s, the author and his American wife struggle to build a sailing vessel on the outskirts of Johannesburg, whose skyline soon erupts in black clouds of fire and revolution.
Through all the struggles of personal relationships, exodus, poverty, sorrow, and loss, the dream of the sail remains constant. As that dream becomes reality, the story tells of an inexperienced crew battling rough seas, mind numbing calms, near death experiences, solo sailing for thousands of miles, land adventures with distant south sea tribes, and through it all, a constant wonder and appreciation of the amazing world we live in.
There are lessons to be learned from the author's homespun philosophy, honesty, and mistakes, as well as a wealth of sailing facts and accounts of the fascinating places the author and crew visit, all woven together in an amazingly vivid account of this decade long adventure through the oceans of the world.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS A GLOSSARY OF SAILING TERMS AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.
NOTE:
I will do free Google+ Hangouts for any readers or book clubs that are interested in purchasing and reading my book - look me up on Google+ and we can schedule a time to talk about sailing, travel, and anything else in the book!
https://plus.google.com/u/0/100048269998848647909/about
