SoloMan: Alone at sea with God and Social Security (B&W)

By Jack van Ommen

"The moon is full, but a heavy cloud cover from the dying storm and the lingering rain limits my visibility. My headlamp light is quickly swallowed up in the darkness. The steady beam of light from the nearby lighthouse sweeps over a cataclysmic sight. It is slowly starting to sink in that this chapter of my life is coming to a violent end."In 'SoloMan', Jack van Ommen relives an incredible adventure, beginning with his departure from the Pacific Coast, and ending nine years later in the storm-tossed seas off Mallorca. He started with only a dream, his thirty foot wooden sailboat and $150 in his checking account. After visiting 51 countries and with 48,000 nautical miles in his wake, Jack's journey comes to an abrupt end when his boat is lost, and with it, his few remaining possessions.This is the story of that life-changing experience at sea, and of how one man was able to transcend certain adversity with hope, persistence and an abiding faith in God and his fellow man.Jack van Ommen, Amsterdam 1937. Home port Gig Harbor, Washington, USA.Earlier publications: "The Mastmakers' Daughters" 2012, www.TheMastmakersDaughters.usHis articles appear regularly in Dutch and American sailing magazines.Website: www.SoloMan.us Blog: www.ComeToSea.us

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1523951702
• ISBN13: 9781523951703
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 347 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 8.0"