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Michael Cosgrove had a beautiful family, a successful career, and a lovely Southern California home overlooking the Pacific Ocean. At the age sixty, he decided to leave that all behind to sail around the world. In spite of his romanticized vision of rugged individualism and salty tales to share with his grandchildren, Cosgrove quickly realizes that sailing around the world isn’t going to be as easy as he’d imagined.

Islands, Oceans and Dreams is a true story of a man who, at the age of 33, began dreaming of voyaging with his wife to the South Pacific. He wasn't an adventurer or daring by nature, but he bought a boat and began learning the ways of the sea. Twenty years later, racked with the pain of divorce and still aching to live out his dream, he set off alone for Tahiti. After reaching French Polynesia, he continued cruising for seven years and wound up solo sailing around the world.

Antworten auf alle Fragen des SRC-Prüfungsstoffs sind klar. aber das Übersetzen der 27 Funksprüche bereitet Ihnen Sorgen? Genau hier setzt mein Kurs an und hilft Ihnen weiter. Sicher im Stoff werden Sie mit Vokabeltraining inklusive Aussprachehinweisen für die Vokabeln der 27 Funksprüche. Effizient unterstützen Sie Audiodateien von Anfang an. Assistenz und Unterstützung auf dem Weg zur erfolgreichen praktischen Prüfung für das Short Range Certificate SRC liefert dieses Hörbuch. In der theoretischen Prüfung wird Ihnen einer der englischen Texte diktiert.

Mick is the novice deckhand on a yacht, skippered by an Irishman who's off with his mistress to find a new life. A vivid, spellbinding account of a true-life adventure, packed with insights into the human condition—this witty, well-paced rite of passage set in the 1970s is full of freshness, sexual impulse, and a clash of values. It is a rollicking tale written with verve, full of keen observations, and sparkling with wry humor. Long Lost Log is a period piece for the nostalgic traveler and the armchair adventurer of any age.