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Sailing in circles, goin' somewhere : not your typical boat story : a memoir / Finley Martin.

by Martin, Finley.

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Nimbus Publishing, 2018.

797.124092 M379s

Martin, Finley -- Travel -- Canada, Eastern.

Sailors -- Prince Edward Island -- Biography.

Sailing -- Canada, Eastern.

Canada, Eastern -- Description and travel.

Alternate title:

Not your typical boat story : a memoir

286 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

"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 port. 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."--From publisher.

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