The Reluctant Sailor: The Joys and Adversities of a Sailors Wife by Helen Haskin

Description: The Reluctant Sailor by Helen Haskins The Joys and Adversities of a Sailors Wife, so begins the story of The Reluctant Sailor. We travel through the history of an ordinary woman who led an extraordinary life. As we share the journey by the side of Helen Haskins, we relive the courage with which she met her adventures and her sorrows. We can also join in on the fun, the laughs and the love she shared with her family and friends, sailing around international and Australian waters. Helen Haskins was born and raised in Mackay on the east coast of Australia, to an Australian mother and a refugee Russian immigrant father. Helen grew up and lived the life of a typical Australian woman of her time, getting married at 17, and becoming a home-loving housewife and mother. She liked nothing better than to cook and entertain family and friends, and still does to this day. Due to contracting Rheumatic Fever as a child she was not encouraged to learn to swim or do sports and still does not swim well. Therefore she was ill prepared for marriage to a man who didnt want to settle down and dreamt of spending his life sailing. Together with her husband John and family in tow, they travelled over most of Australia, back-packed around Europe, house exchanged internationally, and lived on board a self-built yacht named, Trah. And sail they did! After Helen and John hand built Johns own remodelled Spray, a redesign of the famous yacht sailed around the world by Joshua Slocum, they sailed together up the Queensland coast, to New Zealand and New Caledonia on one of the safest designed yachts in the world. Helen retells her adventures with numerous people, frightening storms, unexpected reefs, sprinkled with love, drama and lots of laughter, though some of the laughs would only come later. Join Helen on her fantastic life journey, ever The Reluctant Sailor. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Helen Haskins was born and raised in Mackay on the east coast of Australia, to an Australian mother and a refugee Russian immigrant father. Helen grew up and lived the life of a typical Australian woman of her time, getting married at 17, and becoming a home-loving housewife and mother. She liked nothing better than to cook and entertain family and friends, and still does to this day. Due to contracting Rheumatic Fever as a child she was not encouraged to learn to swim or do sports and still does not swim well and so was ill prepared for marriage to a man who didnt want to settle down. Together her husband John and family they have travelled over most of Australia, back-packed around Europe, house exchanged internationally, and of course lived on board a self-built yacht called, Trah. Helens life has taken twists and turns she would never have imagined, and she learned to love the adventure of bringing up a family in interesting circumstance which she hopes has given them a more open-minded, non-conformist outlook as it has for her. Details ISBN1479340456 Author Helen Haskins Short Title RELUCTANT SAILOR Pages 676 Language English ISBN-10 1479340456 ISBN-13 9781479340453 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY B Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-10-16 Subtitle The Joys and Adversities of a Sailors Wife Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:48627877;

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