Overview
In the book SAILAWAY Vol 2 Robert and Penny Powers had achieved their goal of sailing from Lake Superior, U.S.A to the Caribbean Sea. At that point in time and the beginning of this adventure, they were at St Croix Island in the West Indies, over 1,000 miles from the east coast of the U.S.A. The time is January and they continue to sail and play for another 10 weeks in the Sailor's Paradise know as the Virgin Islands. Here they are faced with the dilema of how to return their Coronado 35' sloop-rigged center-cockpit yacht named Drifter back to the United States before the hurricane season begins in the West Indies. After several alternatives are ruled out, they are left with only one option, that being to sail the yacht on a Passage of 700 miles offshore with no additional crew. This Passage requires 7 consecutive days and nights to reach San Salvador Island in the Bahamas. The actual voyage through ideal sailing conditions as well as strong storms is depicted in 'real world/real life' detail including the use of 'storm survival tactics'. From San Salvador they island-hop their way to the U.S. Mainland ahead of the hurricane season beginning in June. A great deal of preparation is done prior to departure for the PASSAGE offshore from St Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands to San Salvador Island, Bahamas. This is a wonderful story of fun and adventure at Sea as life truly exists aboard a sailing yacht.
Full Product Details
Author: Dathene Bare ,
R Anthony Schneider
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.191kg
ISBN: 9781452873268
ISBN 10: 1452873267
Pages: 186
Publication Date: 29 June 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
The Author is a self-taught sailor who began his adventures in a 14' open-boat day sailer on fresh water lakes in the State of Minnesota, U.S.A. As his sailing abilities increased so did the size of his vessels, the last of which was a 30' sloop rigged Cruiser. The largest vessel on which he served as Captain was a Morgam 40'. Over a period of twenty five years he has sailed across the U.S. Great Lakes, the east coast of the U.S., the Bahamas Islands and the Virgin Islands in the West Indies.During twenty of those years he held a U.S. Coast Guard Captain's License to 'carry passengers for hire'. After choosing early retirement from the Commercial Financing Industry he continued his boating adventures and now resides in Arizona, U.S.A. south of the well known Lake Mead.
