Living Aboard The Sailboat Robin Lee

By Donald G. Rose

Have you ever dreamed of sailing off into the sunset to live on a sailboat, far from the humdrum of everyday life, exploring places unknown to you, and visiting a tropical paradise? Don and Robin Lee Rose took a temporary leave from their careers and did just that.Living Aboard the Sailboat Robin Lee is a chronicle of the 2 1/2 year voyage of Robin Lee Rose and Don Rose aboard their sailboat Robin Lee, and is based on information recorded in a journal written by Robin during the trip. The voyage began on September 25, 1986 in Port Clinton, Ohio and ended on April 1, 1989 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.Their cruise included six months in the Bahamas; nine months along the Florida Coast, the Keys and Dry Tortuga Islands; five months along the East Coast, north of Florida; five months on the Great Lakes and inland waterways of the Eastern United States; and five months along the Gulf Coast.Have you ever wondered what such a life would really be like? Reading this book will give you a good idea of what that life involves, including the good and the bad. If you plan to take such a trip, you can learn from their mistakes and get some insight into what characteristics your boat should have and how it should be equipped for a trip like theirs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1492221074
• ISBN13: 9781492221074
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.0" x 7.0"