STILL TIDE: The Boat That Never Sailed

By Rolando Asisten

What if the journey you prepared for never begins - and the life that remains becomes the greater voyage?

After forty years working quietly behind the scenes at NASA, a retired aerospace engineer finally stands ready for his own long-awaited adventure: a solo sail down the Atlantic coast aboard a small boat he lovingly restores and names Still Tide.

Then his hands begin to tremble.

Diagnosed with Parkinson's just as retirement begins, his dream of sailing slowly slips out of reach. The boat remains tied to the dock. The maps stay folded. And as the world continues to move on, he is forced to confront a question he never expected to face:

Who am I when motion is no longer possible?

Still Tide: The Boat That Never Sailed is a quiet, deeply human story about purpose discovered not in distance traveled, but in lives touched. Through unexpected encounters with curious students, moments of reflection by the water, and the patient grace of learning how to stay, this novel explores what it means to live faithfully when plans fall apart.

Written with lyrical restraint and emotional honesty, Still Tide is a story for anyone who has ever waited, slowed down, or felt left behind by time.

It is a meditation on stillness, mentorship, and the truth that purpose does not retire - it simply changes form.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GBVVCSG1
• ISBN13: 9798279308019
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.2" x 5.0"