Sailin' South
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4.3 • 3 Ratings
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- $4.99
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
In the fall of 1979, Vickie and Dave Case set out from San Francisco in a 29’sailboat built from a semi-kit. They harbor hopped down the coast to Manzanillo, Mexico before bravely heading the 2700 miles over open ocean to the Marquesas. Using a compass, sextant, and sumlog they covered the distance in twenty-two days. Then it was off to Tahiti, and the Society Islands, Rarotonga, Pago Pago, before heading back by way of Honolulu and home to San Francisco. This was voyaging in the tradition of Joshua Slocom; no GPS, long-range radios, refrigerators or air conditioners. The journey was as God intended; a fair breeze, a star to guide, and a bit of luck to tide us. Very primitive by today’s standards, mechanical problems and weather were nevertheless a constant challenge. It was the people met along the way that made it all more than worthwhile.
Customer Reviews
Reader
Dave Case tells the true story of his and his wife, Vickie's, 14,000 mile roundtrip small boat sailing voyage from and back to Alameda, California, down the Mexican coast, then throughout Polynesia via nearly all the Marquesas, Tahiti, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Pago Pago, Samoa, than homeward via Honolulu. At times harrowing but with plenty of gorgeous exotic scenery and new friendships along the way, Case maintains his humorous retelling of both the trials and the fun of port town escapades while remaining always humane and decent in his dealings with and observations of the locals and travelers he and Vickie came across throughout his voyage. Threaded throughout the Story is Case's unwavering love and partnership with his wife and co-adventurer, Vickie. Their relationship comes through as eminently normal, with occasional sharp words, of course, but always resilient.