Our Island in the Sun

by Garry Domnisse, Carol Domnisse

This book gives you an in-depth look at the live aboard lifestyle as you follow the authors through the purchase and refit of their Valiant 40. Upon Garry's retirement from the United States Coast Guard, they were finally able to go cruising. Travel along with them as they leave long Beach, California and arrive in Key West, Florida 15 months later. Experience their landfalls, ride out a gale, and enjoy exotic ports of call, small villages and quiet, secluded anchorages. Join them as they pass through the Panama Canal. Their narrative is given from a his and her view point and is accompanied by an extensive use of charts, excerpts from their logs, quotes from The Sailing Directions, many photographs, and copies of weather faxes and communications. The book also includes a complete list of ham nets around the world, along with their daily radio routine and communication schedule.

444 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Thom Kay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although it was an enjoyable book about cruising from California through the Panama Canal and into the Caribbean, I have never read a book with so many spelling errors and type-o's. Their story was a decent collaboration between husband and wife with lots of sailing details but they also included plenty about the people and places that they visited.

[Jean · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read it on Kindle with an abysmally edited text and much of the ending missing. I'm sure it affected how I felt about the book.