Obsession: The Golden Shellback Voyage

By William Yates

William Yates, former Mayor of Morro Bay California tells a powerful tale of his real life adventures on the sea:On January 19, 1999, I sailed out of Honokohau Harbor, Kona, Hawaii, bound for Majuro, Marshall Islands, via the intersection of the equator and the International Date Line. Becoming a Solo Golden Shellback became the goal of the voyage; it gave a "purpose" to the passage other than going from A to B. I did not set out to be first at anything; it just became an added enrichment to accomplishing the sail. Obsession had been stored on land in Kona, Hawaii, for six months prior to the voyage. When I put the boat in the water, the engine was hopelessly seized. The folks at the boat yard in Kona shook their heads sadly and said I couldn't go. I said "Oh, yeah?" and sailed out of there. I made the voyage without benefit of an engine. Other than a one-time editing to correct obvious errors, the following is a verbatim transcription of my journal.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1976248345
• ISBN13: 9781976248344
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"