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, visiting 76 countries and island nations
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 the first book of the
Series, the career couple describe the planning, the panic and the
last minute preparations before cutting the ties with jobs, home,
friends and family and setting out to fulfill their dreams. They
share their very first ocean passage, the exhilaration of making
land fall, the many chores and routines onboard a small sailboat at
sea, how they deal with seasickness, lonely night watches and
nature's unforgiving elements so close by. The book is also about
guns and patrol boats, "bandidos" and "friendly inspections," a
close call with a freighter, chilling distress calls, rough
weather, accidental jibes and injured crew, helpful natives,
rickety docks and squalls in the night, enchanting encounters and
trading with natives in remote villages deep in the Panamanian
jungle. "Why are you rushing through Paradise?" squatters on a
paradisiacal island asked, a question which became a motto for Anne
and Martin during the rest of their voyage. Slowing down to smell
the roses, they were able to establish personal contact with locals
and gain experiences they would otherwise never have had. 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 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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