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Susan Hitchcock felt that her family of four was drifting apart, and to reconnect as a family, she decided that they should take to the sea. Sailing for nine months and 3500 miles around the Caribbean, they met formidable challenges, from the volatile moods of nature and the mighty ocean, to cultural barriers on distant islands and their own innermost fears. Though a novice sailor, Susan soon developed an affinity for the water and through both the rigours and the serenity of sailing, her family discovered a new-found intimacy and joy in the adventure of a lifetime. This volume presents her chronicle of life at sea, as well as a meditation on marriage, family and the fulfilment of dreams.
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o Winner of Sail America's Southam Award for best book on sailing.
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o "... filled with amusing insight, turmoil and sensitivity." Doris Colgate, National Woman's Sailing Organization
o First published by Ballantine Books, 1998 ISBN 0-345-40663-X
never lived on a sailboat. I had never sailed more than ten days straight. Would I like it? Could I do it? Was this journey a solution, or would it turn out to be just a new rendition of the same old problems?
I breathed deeply, and I jumped in."
Susan Hitchcock felt her family of four drifting apart. As she watched the daily demands of life tug her away from her husband and two young children, she knew they must find a way back to each other. So to reconnect as a family, they took to the sea.
Sailing for nine months and 3,500 miles around the Caribbean aboard Hei Tiki, they meet formidable challenges from the volatile moods of Mother Nature and the mighty ocean to the cultural barriers on distant islands, and their own innermost fears. Though a novice sailor, Susan soon develops an affinity for the water, feeling her life pulse with the sensual rhythm of the tides. And through both the rigors and the serenity of sailing, her family discovers a newfound inti
I breathed deeply, and I jumped in."
Susan Hitchcock felt her family of four drifting apart. As she watched the daily demands of life tug her away from her husband and two young children, she knew they must find a way back to each other. So to reconnect as a family, they took to the sea.
Sailing for nine months and 3,500 miles around the Caribbean aboard Hei Tiki, they meet formidable challenges from the volatile moods of Mother Nature and the mighty ocean to the cultural barriers on distant islands, and their own innermost fears. Though a novice sailor, Susan soon develops an affinity for the water, feeling her life pulse with the sensual rhythm of the tides. And through both the rigors and the serenity of sailing, her family discovers a newfound inti
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- PublisherA & C Black
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 071366391X
- ISBN 13 9780713663914
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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