Sail Away

Nicola Rodriguez dared to dream the impossible. She wanted to see the world with her family. She wanted to have her own adventure, a taste of paradise, and most importantly – freedom. Freedom from the demands of life, and time out to explore on every level. With careful planning (and the gift of yachting equipment), her dream came true, allowing her to travel, escape and explore the world by yacht for 8 years, 4 while raising her family.

"A must for all aspiring ocean adventurers" (Yachting Monthly) "A bright cheerful paperback… an easy and absorbing read." (Little Ship Club) “A fascinating read – a combination of inspirational memoir and practical how-to guide for those tempted to give it a go.” (Salisbury Journal) “Great guide to realising the blue water dream.” (Practical Boat Owner) “Documents everything you need to consider from saving to buying, equipping, re-fitting and setting off, to maintaining, exploring, crossing oceans and becoming a true liveaboard long-distance cruiser… Cleverly uses anecdotes from a wide variety of international long-term cruisers to illustrate the various sections of the book, which makes it both interesting and entertaining to read.” (Noonsite) “An inspirational and practical guide which shows you how to turn your dream into a reality. It’s packed with useful information.” (Lifeboat) “A thoroughly useful guide. It comes full of all sorts of useful advice from pointers on routes to take, what boat to select, you name it, it’s all in here.” (Sailing Today)

• 1 Turning the Dream into Reality; 2 Saving Up to Sail Away; 3 Choosing & Equipping Your Boat; 4 Children on Board; 5 Time to Go; 6 Life Aboard; 7 Deciding Which Way to Go; 8 Blue-Water Sailing; 9 Cruising the Caribbean; 10 Hurricane Season; 11 High & Low Latitudes; 12 The Pacific & Beyond; 13 Sailing Back; With Thanks; Picture Credits; Further Reading