This is a true story of adventure aboard a small sailboat.
It's a book not just about sailing but about life. Good times and bad.
It's about what happens at the very limits of physical, emotional, and mental capacity.
Ultimately it's about how personal tragedy led to a life-changing discovery - The realisation that hidden deep inside of us all is the perseverance and passion needed for achieving long–term goals.
It's a book that might just start you on your own Foolish Voyage.
Story synopsis.
Disillusioned with his life of normality a young man decides to buy an 18ft sailboat, make her his home and set sail in search of adventure.
He finds it.
Then he decides to sail his own tiny boat across the Bay of Biscay .
It all goes terribly wrong.
He returns to a life of 'normality' and gives up on his dreams.
It all goes terribly wrong.
It's a book not just about sailing but about life. Good times and bad.
It's about what happens at the very limits of physical, emotional, and mental capacity.
Ultimately it's about how personal tragedy led to a life-changing discovery - The realisation that hidden deep inside of us all is the perseverance and passion needed for achieving long–term goals.
It's a book that might just start you on your own Foolish Voyage.
Story synopsis.
Disillusioned with his life of normality a young man decides to buy an 18ft sailboat, make her his home and set sail in search of adventure.
He finds it.
- Single-handedly sailing the South Coast of England to Falmouth.
- Working as yacht delivery crew.
- Near shipwreck on Spains 'Costa da Morte', the Coast Of Death.
- Fire onboard in the Atlantic.
- Engine failure in the Mediterranean.
Then he decides to sail his own tiny boat across the Bay of Biscay .
It all goes terribly wrong.
He returns to a life of 'normality' and gives up on his dreams.
It all goes terribly wrong.