Confessions of a Long-Distance Sailor

by Paul Lutus

An account of a four-year solo circumnavigation in a 31-foot sailboat.

Genres: Nonfiction, Travel

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book. Would highly recommend.

[Steven · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting and funny.

[Bernardo · Rating 4 out of 5]

For years I've enjoyed Paul's blog (arachnoid.com), with his refined scientific approach to life together with brutal honesty and self-reliant personality.

This is his circumnavigation journal, depicting day-to-day navigation details, mixed with adventure anecdotes and reflections on life and places he visited. Reading between the lines, I found a sensitive person who lives life by his own convictions and rightfully finds peace in solitude.

[Kai · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very interesting guy. Very humble, great story.

[Felix · Rating 5 out of 5]

And interesting journey across the world in a point of time and with some interesting thoughts about people, life, love, and more.

[Amish Schulze · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am totally enjoying this so far.
My favorite quote: " "Sometimes when I was at home I would jump out of bed and try to figure out where I was — I would look out the windows, see houses and trees and begin to panic. I would try to find the tiller, turn away from the land. Then I would wake up, standing there, and it would come to me that I wasn't on the boat. This made me realize I was a lot more afraid of sailing than I admitted, and the fears I was hiding came to the surface after dark.

I would sit in the dark and ask myself what I thought I was doing. Could I turn myself into a sailor? What did I want to do with my boat? ""

[Ignacio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some interesting stories and quite enjoyable.