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Summary: Rough Sailing into Adulthood
Review: A good book in several respects, though not great. Notable for its "firsts" (and I don't care about the technicalities - Tania was first!) Credit for admitting all her inexperience, and how lucky she was to make it. Attempts to reveal inner thoughts are mostly historical - ongoing affairs are almost unrevealed. For sailing afficianados: lessons learned, milestones. For inspiring youth with courage, this book has more to offer.
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Summary: Maiden Voyage
Review: Once I started to read I could not put it down. Tania is very sincere in sharing her emotions, her romances and experiences of loneliness during her long stretches of time at sea. You can see her grow and blossom from a wimpy 18 year old to a courageous and matured 21 year old. I hope the book will also encourage you to venture out and try something new. Do not fear in fear itself.
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Summary: Romantic adventure
Review: I am in awe of Tania Aebi's courage, leaving everything behind to face loneliness for weeks at a time is not for cowards. Her style all through the book is unpretentious, friendly and very honest. And yet the book feels curiously short in content. We read about how she played Solitaire for hours on end, how much each repair on the boat cost, what she ate etc. What we don't read about is her impressions of the places she travels to, the cultures she meets. Read Jonathan Raban's "Journey to Juneau" for the grown-up version of a solo sailing adventure.
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Summary: I carry....
Review: this book with me every where. Though I do not have a family that is independantly wealthy, this book sums up the dreams and goals I look forward to later in life. I'm 22 and the romance, danger, beautiful imagery of all the ports Tania visited has engulfed my imagination and made me wish to test my own wanderlust on the sea. This is a great read, very enjoyable time and time again.
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Summary: You gotta read this book!
Review: I love this book! I love the balence of sailing, romace, and of Tania's coming of age through her experiences of her travels. I just read this and immediately started to read it again. It was a great insperation. I could relate to the pitfalls of her highschool experience with school and family. And even could when she was at sea.
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Summary: Too Many Dollars, Not Enough Sense
Review: If you're a serious sailor or even an armchair adventurer, you'll do well to avoid this exercise in whining, self-centered childishness. In her travels around the globe (apparently spent mostly in tears, huddled belowdecks and dreading the prospect of doing any actual sailing) the author required constant bailing out of various jams brought about by her inexperience, bad judgment, and immaturity. As I plodded through this mire of self-indulgent excess, the phrase "a danger to herself and others" repeatedly came to mind. As a former officer on one of those "bad old big boats" with which she continually played a game of high-stakes chicken, I kept wanting to reprimand her for failing to familiarize herself with (and follow) the Rules of the Nautical Road. This is a case of a spoiled little rich girl wasting her Daddy's money and treating the world's oceans as her private playground. At the end of the book, she's two years older, but still has a lot of growing up to do. I'm just glad she sold her boat and is no longer endangering people's lives on the high seas.
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Summary: really interesting read
Review: Great story of a personal triumph and travel essay all in one! I really enjoyed this book. Good balance of sailing detail without being too technical. Interesting personalities make you feel like you're there sailing with them.
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Summary: My Favorite Book
Review: Maiden Voyage is a very inspirational story of overcoming difficulties. I have read this book over 5 times, and it touches me in every instance.
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Summary: Still excellent after several years
Review: I read the original hard cover book several years ago. I gave my copy to a friend that loves to sail. (I never got the book back). I was reading the article in the news recently about the lady that rowed solo across the Atlantic and it reminded me of this incredible story I read several years ago and wanted to see if it was available through Amazon.com. I highly recommend this must read book. I could not put it down.
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Summary: Excellent Account - Wonderful "armchair" Reading
Review: I truly loved this book. It's an exciting, first person account of an exceptional journey. It's recommended for both seasoned sailors and ArmChair travelers.
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