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Three Ways to Capsize a Boat - An Optimist Afloat (Paperback)
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Three Ways to Capsize a Boat - An Optimist Afloat (Paperback)
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Chris Stewart had a long and eclectic list of jobs. From some of
the most glamorous careers - he was original drummer in Genesis -
to the more offbeat - a sheep shearer and circus performer - he had
done it all...or almost all. So when he is offered the chance to
captain a sailboat in the Greek islands one summer, something he
had never done before, he jumps at the chance. Ever the optimist,
Stewart is undaunted by the fact that he'd never actually sailed
before
So begins the hilarious and wild adventures of "Three Ways to
Capsize a Boat." From setting the boat on fire not once, but
several times in the Aegean Sea to his not-so-grand arrival in
Spetses to meet the owners of the boat (who says it isn't graceful
to plow into the docks as a means of coming to a stop?), Stewart
quickly catches the sailing bug. By the end of the summer, as he is
facing the dreary prospect of going back to sheep shearing, he
jumps at the chance to be part of a crew to follow Viking Leif
Eiriksson's historic journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Five months
on a small sailboat with seven other people in the freezing waters
of the Atlantic would sound like punishment to most people, but not
Stewart He takes it all in stride and always with his unfailing
optimism and good spirits. From coming to terms with the long, cold
nights at sea and unchanging cuisine to battling intense
seasickness and managing to go to the bathroom during a massive
storm (a lot harder than you'd think ), Stewart keeps his good
humor...but learns, in the end, that perhaps the best things in
life are worth coming ashore for.
"Three Ways to Capsize a Boat" is travel writing at its best,
crackling with Chris Stewart's zest for life, irresistible humor,
and unerring lack of foresight. Dry land never looked more
welcoming
""Three Ways to Capsize a Boat"" is a charming and lyrical read,
awash with the joy of discovery, and Stewart is an immensely
likeable narrator...The key to his popularity is his honest and
self-effacing determination - as discussed during a mid-Atlantic
storm - to live a rewarding life." - "Guardian," UK
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