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Breaking Seas

An Overweight, Middle-Aged Computer Nerd Buys His First Boat, Quits His Job, and Sails Off to Adventure

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Do you have a dream you must pursue, but everyone says it's unrealistic? Or that you're not qualified? Too old, too out of shape? Or you don't have the "right experience?"

Glenn Damato was a 41-year-old software instructor who sought to exceed the bounds of his comfortable but humdrum existence. He embarked on an adventure for which he was miserably unprepared. Why did he do this? How did he answer the ancient human question: how do we jump-start growth in our lives? We become something we were not.

The "something" Damato strived to become was neither easy nor simple: an ocean sailing skipper. Overweight and without boating experience of any kind, he decided to pursue his lifelong dream of sailing around the world on his own vessel.

Reckless? Dangerous? Idiotic? Call it what you will, Damato was determined to make the voyage a reality despite the obstacles.

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This was great for armchair sailors, but I found I quite disliked the author. Mr Damato came across as quite rude (especially about women he felt unattractive) and crude. On the plus side he explained different aspects of sailing and the boat which we landlubbers never get to understand (reefing, jibing, topsails, and much more) The actual story from start to finish gave me a pretty complete picture of his adventure and I could almost of been on the high seas with him.

great for armchair sailors but......

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An amazing book that any true boat owner can relate to.
it's nice to see I'm not the only one that has made the mistakes he did and lived to tell the tail

An amazing book that any boat owner can relate to

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I enjoyed this book. It made both myself and my fellow sailors laugh several times as we drew similarities between Glenn's experiences and our own. If you're a sailor you will almost certainly relate to many of Glenn's tales. It's more of a story of doing it rather than winning trophies but let's face it if you're in the middle of the sea there isn't much to write about apart from waves, waves and more waves. I really hope Glenn brings out another book and he's still sailing. I admire him for giving it a shot and also for writing about it. He's been quite inspirational to break the monotony of the norm and just go for it. Also I've also double checked my impeller spares; thanks for that ;-)

It is how it is - good sailors read

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Just amazing! The first audio book I have listened to straight!!

Honest, funny and for anyone who likes, lives or dreams about sailing the open ocean!

The Truth about sailing!

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I rather expected tails of sailing single handed around the world but this never happened. Too many self deprecating remarks by the author. Took some time before any sailing started.

A bit misleading

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