A world to the west: A voyage around the world

By Maurice R. Cloughley

Like other young dreamers, Katie and Maurice Cloughley bought a sailboat and set off around the world. They met while taking sailing lessons in the west of England and after getting married, they... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679514538
• ISBN13: 9780679514534
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: D. McKay
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Truly inspirational

I bought this book in 1981 and it changed my life. No kidding. After I read it I moved to Florida, bought a 33 foot sailboat and spent the next 6 and a half years sailing around the world myself. My only regret was that I never met the author along the way although I met others who had. So if you are looking for a book that accurately describes the beauty, awfulness and sometimes frightening aspects of sailing a small boat around the world, this is the definitive book. First class.

Great story of a young couple who sailed around the world.

I have read this book more than once. It the well told story of a young couple from the arctic who purchase a small wooden sailboat in England and sail it around the world on a five year voyage. They don't know much about sailing or traveling when they begin their journey. It is an, often times, humorous story about their experiences learning to travel under sail. It is full of wonderful stories about the people they meet and the sights they see along the way. Even non-sailors should love this story.