This is the story of a sailing odyssey, but also of an inward journey
into deep truths about who we are and how we belong in the universal
scheme. A meditation on sailing and life, it is a hugely enjoyable and
thought-provoking book for landlubbers, sailors, philosophers and
naturalists alike.
Mostly sailing alone, Peter Reason invites us to share in the
minute-by-minute challenges of seamanship and navigation, on his journey
in his yacht Coral from Plymouth across the Celtic Sea and back again.
Exploring far more than the seaways, the author successfully manages to
tell the story of a journey with another dimension - that of
investigating and reflecting on our human place in the ecology of the
planet. Above all, this book shows us that Nature is not just a place to
visit, but our home.