Sea Change: A Man, A Boat, and A Journey Home

In this fast-paced and rollicking book author Maxwell Taylor Kennedy takes readers on a wild ride as he relates the harrowing voyage to deliver his boat Valkyrien a 90-foot dilapidated wooden schooner from San Francisco to Washington DC. From day one Kennedy and his skeleton crew face difficult odds and personal danger in their quest to make the crossing. Rich in nautical detail and humor Kennedy recounts his adventureits pleasures and perilsas he encounters never-ending technical problems and a hilarious cast of characters. As everything goes wrong and trouble and losses mount Kennedy must rely on instinct and a lifetime of sailing experience to endure steered by the love of his family his respect for the sea and his admiration for those who dare to venture far from shore.