Water In Between: A Journey at Sea
By: Kevin Patterson, Alice Van Straalen (Editor)
 
     

Grading scale:
    A+  Instant classic! Top 10 of all time.
A  Should be on everyone's bookshelf. Not even finished       reading, but deserves a second read!
Grade: A-  Why did it have to end? Definitely worth a second read!
B+  Easily recommended to 90% of my friends. I may just read this again!
Would I read something else B  Makes me want to learn more about this subject/genre.
by this author: B-  Good book.....now what's next?
C+  Makes for a good bathroom read. Worth the price of the book.
C  Give to charity and use as tax write-off.
C-  How much time did I waste reading that? FOXNews would have been a better option Dan-O!
F  Shred as soon as possible to prevent contamination of others!

MWK Review:

 

From the Publisher
    Wise, funny and beautifully written, The Water in Between is an inspiring-and cautionary-tale for anyone who has ever wanted to escape into another life.

A stint in the army and a broken heart lead Kevin Patterson, who has never sailed before, to buy a 37-foot sailboat. He recruits a more experienced sailor-another brokenhearted guy-and together they set sail for Tahiti, hoping to burn away their miseries in hard miles at sea.

At first Patterson finds life under sail distinctly less heroic than the travel literature that has inspired him. But when his companion remains behind, Patterson single-handedly sails his boat across the North Pacific and through a perilous four-day gale, truly testing himself against the elements.