Publisher's Synopsis
Sailors had to accept cramped conditions, disease, poor food and pay, and bad weather. ... Men working at sea had much to endure; cut off from normal life on shore for months, even years, they had to accept cramped conditions, disease, poor food and pay. Above all, they faced the daily dangers of sea and weather.
This is the story of a man who overcame alcoholism and turned himself into a sailor, both as a substitute for addiction and as a means to adventure. The story is told beginning with the vision and desire to sail on the ocean, through the training and education, buying a boat, gaining experience, and finally embarking on a 1000-nautical-mile journey home, singlehanded.
