Treks and Travels

Sailing Through History

After David and his wife bought a rundown yacht in the Netherlands and worked like dogs to renovate it, the time arrived to start the Great Retirement Adventure. This is the story of that hair-raising first year where they learned on the job through storms and hazards that nearly broke their resolve, but they had burned their bridges and continued for another 13 years cruising the European coast from Portugal in the South to Bergan in the North, and St. Petersburg in the East to Ireland in the West. This was not just sailing but a voyage through history and cultures. Doggerland, the Goodwin Sands, nuclear waste recycling, and modern-day smuggling are some of the places and issues encountered in this first year. You will taste the salt on your lips when the evening is over!

Speaker: David Phillips

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