Sailing Sabbatical: A Family Adventure

When two yachties John and Karen meet in the Clipper Bar in Porto Cervo, Sardinia at a yacht race in the summer of 2000, John soon decides that she is the right women to cross oceans with, maybe even sail around the world. Twelve years and two children later, work-weary and tired, John decides to become master of his own time, at least for a while, and convinces his employer of the need for a one-year sabbatical. The family sets out for a winter in Denmark's capital Copenhagen followed by a 10-month cruise around the Mediterranean on their sailing boat. Then the greatest challenge: Crossing the Atlantic Ocean as part of a yacht rally... This is not a book mainly about sailing, but about an 18-month break from everyday life, a family sabbatical.

Author: Karen Eriksen
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 02/12/2014
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.85d
ISBN13: 9781495473241
ISBN10: 1495473244
BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | General

About the Author
German-born economist Karen Eriksen worked as a financial journalist in London's City when she met her Australian husband at a sailing event. Now a house wife and mother of two in Sydney she freelances as travel and yachting journalist whenever there is a story to tell. Setting out on a lengthy cruise was her husband's dream, but she helped to make it come true. They almost didn't leave when their son was being diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, shortly before the family was set to leave Australia. But medical professionals recommended a changed environment and the boy prospered. Crossing an ocean with two children had not been on the bucket list for her, but turned out the achievement of a life time.

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