Empty Nest to Life Vest : Plotting a New Course

Their plan was bigger than they were. With daughters off to college, Christie and Rick grab their empty nest and shake out a plan to sail around the world. The first hurdle is that they don¿t own a boat. On these pages, six years of life are played out on Nanook, an insignificant swatch of fiberglass on the immense canvas of the ocean. The birth of a whale, dolphin dances and a hurricane compete for daily drama with marital strife and a faulty engine. Sail through these pages for the view and for the creative compass to change your own life. Oprah Winfrey said ¿One of life¿s greatest risks is never daring to risk.¿ Christie and Rick took the risk. Sail with them on Nanook, a 37-foot sailboat.