Sea Change

Alone Across the Atlantic in a Wooden Boat

Peter Nichols

Many people go to the sea in boats, but few of them write as movingly about the experience as Peter Nichols does in this enthralling meditation on the wonders of sailing, the mystery of the sea, and the ebbs and flows of love. With only a sextant, his own instincts as a seasoned sailor, and a boat full of memories of his foundering marriage, Nichols sets out alone from England for Maine, where he plans to sell his beloved twenty-seven-foot sailboat, Toad. Halfway across the ocean, his boat springs a leak and his voyage becomes a desperate struggle to survive.

Filled with intelligence, bravery and humor, Sea Change is a thrilling adventure story. It is a classic tale of a man struggling to come to terms with his reckless spirit, his highest hopes, and his broken dreams.

Globe Pequot / Sheridan House

Pages: 256 • Trim: 6 x 9½

978-1-4930-5200-4 • Paperback • August 2020 • $18.95 • (£14.99)

Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Sailing, Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers, Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs

Sea Change

Alone Across the Atlantic in a Wooden Boat

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Summary

Many people go to the sea in boats, but few of them write as movingly about the experience as Peter Nichols does in this enthralling meditation on the wonders of sailing, the mystery of the sea, and the ebbs and flows of love. With only a sextant, his own instincts as a seasoned sailor, and a boat full of memories of his foundering marriage, Nichols sets out alone from England for Maine, where he plans to sell his beloved twenty-seven-foot sailboat, Toad. Halfway across the ocean, his boat springs a leak and his voyage becomes a desperate struggle to survive.

Filled with intelligence, bravery and humor, Sea Change is a thrilling adventure story. It is a classic tale of a man struggling to come to terms with his reckless spirit, his highest hopes, and his broken dreams.

Details

Globe Pequot / Sheridan House

Pages: 256 • Trim: 6 x 9½

978-1-4930-5200-4 • Paperback • August 2020 • $18.95 • (£14.99)

Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Sailing, Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers, Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs

Author

Peter Nichols is the author of A Voyage for Madmen, the story of the 1968 solo race around the world, and the recent Final Voyage: A Story of Arctic Disaster and One Fateful Whaling Season.

Reviews

"Plenty of thrills for the armchair traveller...captivating". -- People

"An alarming account, told with remarkable calmness ... that should sweep away even the most resolute landlubber". -- Time

"A tale leavened with humor, keen observation, and old-fashioned sailing drama". -- Outside

"Nichols is marvelous at describing the feelings of awe and loneliness that the sea inspires". -- The New York Times Book Review
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Sea Change

Alone Across the Atlantic in a Wooden Boat

Peter Nichols

Sea Change

Alone Across the Atlantic in a Wooden Boat

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