**Awards:** New Mexico-Arizona Book Award Finalist, 2024; Royal Dragonfly First Place in Letters, Diaries, and Journals, 2024; Global Book Awards Silver Medalist in Biography and Memoir, 2024.

Do you want to get away from it all? Meet Kent. Overwhelmed by the indifference of his South Dakota undergraduate students and fed up with American politics of the 1980s, he yearns for a life of adventure. Then, he discovers sailboats.

While retirement seems financially out of reach, living on a sailboat opens up a world of exhilarating possibilities. Imagine letting the wind guide your family wherever they wish to explore, with the sea providing nourishment and a minimal carbon footprint. It's not just a dream—it's a chance for their children to experience a life of freedom and discovery! After diving into sailing classics (after all, they are academics), Pam and Kent boldly decide to embrace the unknown. What could go wrong?

Told with humor and heart from both Kent's and Pam's perspectives, this captivating narrative of courage, creativity, and serendipity is sure to ignite your spirit of adventure. It may inspire you to break free from the ordinary and embark on your own journey.

**Places Traveled:**

- England
- Spain
- Portugal
- Canary Islands
- Caribbean
- Mexico
- Belize
- Puerto Rico
- Haiti
-Jamaica
-Trinidad
- Venezuela
- Colombia
- Central America
- The Virgin Islands (U.S. and British)
- Florida
- The Great Lakes
- Trent-Severn Waterway
- Erie Canal
- Hudson River
- Intracoastal Waterway

This book is enriched with maps, a glossary, photos, diagrams, an itinerary, and a bibliography.
**Details:*
* - **Pages:** 352
- **Format:** Paperback
- **Published:** July 1, 2023
- **Publisher:** Jacana Press
- **ISBN:** 9798987009703
- **Language:**English

Dare to dream and take the plunge into your grand adventure!