The Biggest Boat I Could Afford by Lee Hughes

Looming unemployment, creeping middle-age and the stormclouds of matrimony can drive a man to desperate actions and in Lee Hughes's case they drove him around the world and out to sea. Despite having hardly any money, no noticeable sailing experience and a deep and abiding fear of the sea, he set out to complete a transit of the US East Coast from Florida to Maine in a boat slightly smaller than a king-sized bed. In his open Wayfarer sailing dinghy he experienced all the predictable pleasures and perils of a typical land-based camping trip (rain, bugs, leaky tents, outdoor ablutions, solitude, discomfort, dire food and officialdom) - but all with an improved chance of drowning. Inevitably, in a six-month, 4000-km adventure, unpredictable things will happen too. This is the story of that journey - and the surprising conclusion to a most unusual 20-year romance. This 2004 Random House New Zealand Paperback is in good condition.

ISBN: 9781869416089 SKU: 1570069 This image is of the actual book.

Location: Travel Adventure