Mermaids, Yachts & Rum

This non-fiction biographical novel is about how Joni Dennis at a young age left her home town of Beaufort, North Carolina for adventure on the high seas. This coming of age novel for young women takes place around 1980 when few girls of Joni's age were so daring. After months of extreme sailing, and dealing with a variety of Caribbean characters in the Virgin Islands, she and her crew sail across the Atlantic to Europe. At a moment of extreme danger she takes charge and comes into her own. This novel is a must for young women who want to strike out on their own and want to read how others before them succeeded.