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The Water in Between : a Journey at Sea by Patterson, Kevin, 1964- is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Water in Between : a Journey at Sea about?
Maps on lining papers "A stint in the army and a broken heart lead Kevin Patterson to the dock of a sailboat brokerage on Vancouver Island, where he stands contemplating the romance of the sea and his heartfelt desire to get away. By the end of the day, he finds himself the neophyte owner of a sailboat called the Sea Mouse. He also has a plan: to sail to Tahiti and back, and burn away his failings in hard miles at sea." "First he recruits a traveling companion, another brokenhearted guy who at least knows how to sail. They set out like the Two Stooges - Seasick and Slapstick. Days without wind are days to kick back on the deck with a beer and a man-versus-nature adventure book that valorizes their journey into an essential quest for manhood. But eventually the voyage begins to take on a sharper edge On a relentless beat across the South Pacific, they run across one solitary male sailor after another on the lam, not heroes but refugees. Both the literature and the reality of masculine adventure start to pall, and Patterson begins to long for home." "But to get there he faces the toughest of trials, single-handedly sailing the Sea Mouse across the North Pacific and through a four-day
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- Author
- Patterson, Kevin, 1964-
- Publisher
- Random House of Canada Ltd
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780679309994
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- Travel, Anthropology, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.8 / 5 (194 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14