At the peak of their careers, Anne Brevig and Martin Vennesland
made the decision of their lives: they chose freedom and a highly
uncertain future on the high seas instead of secure jobs and the
safety and comfort of life ashore. In order to finance their dream,
they sold their house and most of their belongings and moved
onboard their 40-foot sailboat, "Nor Siglar." She became their one
and only home for 15 years. Neither imagined that they were going
to spend 9 years on the 7 seas and sail more than 56,000 nautical
miles around the world Anne and Martin's bluewater adventure was
not about breaking any records. Its main focus was meeting people
from different backgrounds and cultures - encounters that take on
entirely different dimensions when sailing off the beaten track far
away from the traditional tourist routes. Their 9-years on the 7
Seas circumnavigation onboard "Nor Siglar," which is truly a
once-in-a-lifetime adventure packed with drama and excitement, has
been documented in books and magazine articles and is now available
in the "Seven Seas Adventures Series." In this third book of the
Series, "Nor Siglar" gets a major overhaul and her crew psyche
themselves up for the Big Atlantic Crossing. After cruising the
Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,
they set out from Antigua to Bermuda, a great trade wind sail till
they are within 20 miles of the island, where they battle rough
seas and reef strewn waters for 12 hours before making landfall in
St. Georges Harbour. A tropical depression delays their departure,
spooked by boats sinking and crews drowning ahead. Their own
crossing is plagued by waterspouts, torn sails and freighters on
collision course. After two weeks, they enjoy some R&R in the
Azores. The last three weeks to Norway are uneventful apart from
the English Channel where they battle fog, strong currents and busy
shipping lanes, the most stressful challenge of their voyage. On
making landfall in Halden, Anne and Martin reach their first goal
of sailing to their old country on their own keel all the way from
their new country, Canada. Next challenge: Living aboard during the
coldest winter Norway has had for years The books in the Seven Seas
Adventures Series are not just any old travelogues for adventurers.
Rather, it is a collection of highlights from encounters with
"ordinary" people from different cultures and backgrounds who live
a life much different from what most of us are used to. Anne and
Martin certainly learned that what we take for granted is an
elusive dream for others. The books "answer" a multitude of
questions posed by travellers in general as well as prospective
offshore sailors. Read - and be inspired by how Martin, head of one
of the largest forestry consulting firms in Canada and Anne,
comptroller of a large shipping company, cut the ties and left
their secure jobs and comfortable lives ashore to follow their
dreams. Nine years and more than 56,000 nautical miles later, Read
how they had survived serious dangers, break-ins and a dramatic
grounding, escaped close encounters with pirates, witnessed
life-saving bravery and enjoyed heart-warming personal meetings on
all five continents.
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