Travellers on a Trade Wind
By Marcia Pirie
296 pp. Illustrated. 1998. Paperback. $16.50
ISBN 1 57409 065 8
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When Marcia and David Pirie abandoned their careers and sailed off in their homemade ketch MOONGAZER, they began a nine-year journey that would take them all around the world. They traced ancient shipping routes from the Galápagos Islands to Polynesia, then set out from the exotic Marquesas, crossing the doldrums into the North Pacific — along the way dodging hurricanes in Hawaii and icebergs in Alaska.
Travellers on a Trade Wind recounts the Piries' many hardships, fears, and joys as they developed into seasoned voyagers attuned to the vagaries of the seas.
“Whether you intend to sail across the Pacific or not, read this book, it is about faraway places and interesting characters, unexpected and fabulous landfalls. Marcia Pirie's account of the voyage is perceptive and entertaining.” —Cruising
“For anyone dreaming of getting out of the rat-race and sailing off into the sunset, this book has much to offer, it could well provide the final nudge into the unknown.” —Yachting Monthly
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