500 Days

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Summary: Well worth a read!
Review: I very much enjoyed this book. It reads quickly, much like a travelog, but still gives a good view of what the voyage was like. It also gives a pretty good analysis of his boat.

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Summary: Thoroughly enjoyable.
Review: The author's name is Serge Testa, not the other way around (Serge is his first name). For those who would like to meet Serge, stop by the Berkeley Yacht Club (in the Berkeley, CA marina), where he's currently the manager. He's an engaging fellow and I'm sure he'd be happy to talk to you.

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Summary: A wonderful adventure told with humor and heart.
Review: This is a wonderful book. Not only is it an adventure story about the challenge of sailing around the world in a 12 foot boat, but it is also a travel book about some of the little-known ports that Mr. Testa visited. As someone who could spend hours looking at maps of islands in an atlas, I was intrigued to read the descriptions of someone who has actually visited these out of the way corners of the world. This is a book about sailing where a significant portion of the adventure occurs on land. Serge writes with humor and honesty, and reading this book made me dream of visiting some of his ports of call.