Never Die Wondering II
A Sailing Odyssey
Published on 6. November 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
274 pages
978-0-6488065-3-0 (ISBN)
Description
In the first book Never Die Wondering - Alistair Macleod story, you learned how the author was forced to leave his beloved cattle property in the Snowy Mountains of Australia, due to the worst drought in living memory.
What happened next?
Undaunted, Alistair continued his adventurous life exploring countries throughout the world with the likes of Papua New Guinea that is regarded by many travellers as the last frontier. This book is the sequel, Never Die Wondering II - A Sailing Odyssey. You will be inspired to find that Alistair matched the charisma of his High-country lifestyle of horse riding and the freedom of the bush with sailing. As Isak Dinesen said, the cure for anything is saltwater - sweat, tears, or the sea.
Come on an adventure with Alistair as he learns how to sail on Port Phillip Bay and the Gippsland Lakes of Victoria. Sail into Bass Strait of southern Australia, then along the east coast to the Torres Strait, touch the top end of Australia, cross the Arafura Sea, navigate the countless islands of Indonesia, visit West Papua, and eventually, explore the many islands of the Philippines. This book covers thousands of nautical miles over a six-year period right up to the South China Sea. Read about the remarkable solo sailing, intriguing incidents on the sea, exploring exotic islands, meeting new people, creating genuine friendships, experiencing different cultures, and learning from the stories of the past. The author has a unique style of storytelling with his plain-spoken humour that enliven the narration. His love for history, travel, culture, and above all, the sea is evident in his talent for "yarns'' that comes through in his writing.
This book is the real-life story of an incredible voyage, the highs and the lows of sailing alone in the large swells, in the freezing waters of the Tasman Sea to the storms in the tropical region of the equator, and the philosophy that drives his life. This autobiography will inspire people to live their life to the fullest, to explore, and discover and to Never Die Wondering.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
402 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-6488065-3-0 (9780648806530)
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Alistair MacLeod is an Australian, a full-time adventurer, who has sailed from Bass Strait in Southern Australia to the south China seas of the Philippines. An accomplished author with his first book Never Die Wondering an autobiography of the Authors adventurous journey in life and overcoming insurmountable obstacles to succeed in living his dreams and accomplishing his ambitions. The Author has a unique style of storytelling, with his plain-spoken humour and succinct insight. His love for history, travel and culture are evident with his story telling that comes through in his writing. Alistair has had many roles throughout his adventurous life. He started his working life as a show time spruiker then as a Jackeroo leaving home as a 17-year-old and travelling Out Back Australia. As a stockman he worked on cattle and sheep stations with many itinerate jobs over several years travelling and exploring Australia. Buying his first grazing property at only 23 years of age in the Snowy Mountains. An entrepreneur who has had many business ventures, creating an adventure horse trekking tourist business, developing a value adding timber processing milling operation, purchasing and developing several cattle grazing properties, and many other property development ventures over 30 years. A Road scholar not a Rhodes scholar, a raconteur whose life experiences and personal and business philosophies that drives his life are emphasised in his writing. A successful businessman who has made his wealth through property development and Investment, that has enabled the Author to explore many parts of the world, listening to stories from other's and learning about different cultures and history. The Author lives on his yacht affectionately named Never Die Wondering II, since retiremen, and continues his travelling and exploring to remote and exotic locations across Australia and the world.