Back Under Sail: Recovering the Spirit of Adventure

by Migael Scherer

Having lived aboard a sailboat for several years, Migael Scherer had never before raced over water. So when an invitation came to join a six-person crew on a race, she said yes. Three years prior,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571312749
• ISBN13: 9781571312747
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Milkweed Editions
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

How do we recover from trajedy?

the author had a gift for "Painting with words." I found this to be a wonderful, touching true story of one woman's relation to the sea, her husband, and the world around her. So very different from the typical "cruising the world" stories.

About restoring a passion for experiencing life

Written by a survivor of a traumatic and life-threatening sexual assault, Migael Scherer's Back Under Sail: Recovering The Spirit Of Adventure is about restoring a passion for experiencing life after having to endure unspeakable atrocity. Blending the challenges of learning to work with a skilled racing crew with the sometimes painful recovery from physical and emotional trauma, Back Under Sail is a powerful and life-affirming personal testimony. (...)