Superstar: The Family Goes to Sea
Some people dream of radically changing their life-styles but never do. Eric Mold and his family did. They sold up their worldly possessions, bought a boat with the money and set out for a life on the high seas.
From the decision on what type of boat to have, to the problem of earning the money to stay afloat, this book chronicles the pitfalls and pleasures which beset this adventurous family. Their experiences both ashore and on board Superstar are frankly described, and interesting encounters with others add to the delights we discover of their new-found existence.
Beginning with them creeping out of the Solent on an ebbtide at midnight with very little skill and practically no experience, and finishing almost four years later in the Caribbean with them as veteran sailors and successful charter boat operators, the book is not only an informative and engaging account in itself, but also explains how anyone who wishes to, can do it as well.
ISBN: 9781852000660
Size: 217x140mm
Binding: hardback
Length: 240pp
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About the author:
Eric V. Mold
The author joined the Royal Air Force in 1945 as an Aircraft Apprentice; three years later he graduated as an aeronautical engineer. He then went on to become the youngest pilot in the RAF, flying jet fighters in the UK and Germany. After marrying his wife Vera he emigrated from the UK to Canada and served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a fighter pilot and flying instructor.
His interest in sailing eventually took over from that of flying and this is where the story of Superstar comes to fruition. The decision to take to the sea with his wife and two sons is a gamble and change of life-style he has not regretted. He now spends his time on board his trawler, Girl Katie, sailing up and down the east coast of Canada, the USA and the Bahama Islands, following the sun.
