Bibliograph

Sailing in circles, goin' somewhere, not your typical boat story, Finley Martin

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Sailing in circles, goin' somewhere, not your typical boat story, Finley Martin

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sailing in circles, goin' somewhere

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Finley Martin

Sub title

not your typical boat story

Summary

Not all dreams have happy endings. Sailing in Circles, Goin' Somewhere is the funny, bittersweet memoir of a Prince Edward Island man who, over seven years, builds a classic 1930s wooden sailboat and, in 2004, attempts to circumnavigate eastern North America. The author leaves a small fishing port on the Island and tracks along the rugged coast, up the St. Lawrence River, and through the Great Lakes. Alone, he encounters heavy fog, near-collisions with freighters, mechanical breakdowns, enormous seas, several brushes with disaster, and even a hostile reception at one French-speaking portrait He meets odd and curious people. It all comes to an inglorious and mundane end when the author and his boat, the Arja D., are stuck in, of all places, Peoria, Illinois. Was it worth it? Maybe. Written by Finley Martin, a respected Island fiction writer, this finely crafted and humorous book will appeal to adventurers, sailors, and lovers of a good yarn

Target audience

adult

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Sailing in circles, going somewhere

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