A Year In Paradise: Sailing the US East Coast, Cleveland to the Keys

A Year in Paradise: How We Lived Our Dream, by Stephen Wright Watterson

What is it like to cut loose and sail away for a year?

How do you really do it?

Join them in their adventure!

Taking their cat along as a referee, Steve and Margaret Watterson spent a year on their 30-foot sailboat traveling from Cleveland, Ohio to the Florida Keys and back. In this book they describe their experience—the good times and the bad—in order to share it with those who dream of some day cutting off the phone, canceling the paper and locking the door behind them.

If you have ever wondered how to actually do this, you will enjoy this book. The Wattersons tell how much they spent, how they handled mail, and what charts and cruising guides they used. They cover insurance, how to prepare a boat for this kind of trip, and much more.

Across the Erie Canal...
down the Hudson River...
out through New York Harbor...
down the Intracoastal Waterway to the Florida Keys!

Visit Washington DC while anchored in the shadow of the Washington Monument. Explore coastal North Carolina. Enjoy Savannah, St. Augustine, and Fort Lauderdale. Spend Christmas in the Keys, and wander North with the spring.

This map illustrates the extent of the cruise described in A Year In Paradise: How We Lived Our Dream.

Steve and Margaret Watterson were in their middle sixties when they sailed their boat from Cleveland, Ohio to the Florida Keys and back. They tell their story in order to share this experience with the many people who dream of doing something like this someday. They talk about the fear of new and challenging situations, the fun of overcoming these anxieties, and the food along the way. Hailed by the critics, this wonderful story is entertaining and amusing. Join them in their adventure!

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