Confessions of a Long-Distance Sailor

In 1988, a sailor departed from the U.S. West Coast in a 31-foot sailboat on a 3½-year solo circumnavigation, encountering pirates, storms, and wars while documenting his transformation from fearing to leave shore to craving life at sea. The author has published his account, "Confessions of a Long-Distance Sailor," available online as a CareWare book that readers can access and download for free.