Big Waves, Small Boat, Two Kids
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Author: Katya Goodenough Gordon
Description: Mark and Katya bought a thirty-four-foot steel sailboat. With their two daughters, they sailed around Lake Superior, then moved aboard for a year and sailed to the Bahamas. The sailing life proved both challenging and rewarding to the extreme, and big decisions made along the way stretched them to personal limits of acceptance and maturity. Their sailing exploits are peppered with stories of their young daughters, whose simple perspectives and droll responses to all that went on around them will delight and inspire parents who believe that life with young children need not follow a predictable, prodding path of work and school. Avoiding misery is not the goal; living meaningfully is. A touching and occasionally hilarious tale, poignantly told by a mom who gives it all to her family and finds it all comes back in spades.
Review:
“Big Waves, Small Boat, Two Kids is an honest and refreshing look at the cruising life from the perspective of a young mother. Katya Gordon candidly reveals the joys and hardships that a life afloat encompasses. She writes of the difficulties of child care aboard, seasickness, fear, and adverse weather. The struggle for the role of captain, decision making and trusting one another implicitly were obstacles that she and her husband tackled. Together, they attained far-reaching goals that led them to the realization that the end of their journey lies at the beginning. This book is a beautiful and introspective love story which analyses life's dreams and goals.”
—Jaja Martin co-author with her husband Dave of Into the Light
About the Author: Katya Goodenough Gordon is a homemaker and community mom. She and her husband Mark operate their charter sailing business, Amicus Adventure Sailing, out of Two Harbors, Minnesota. They are planning another voyage to the Caribbean next year, along with Cedar and Lamar and all the young adults they can find. They can be found at: AmicusAdventureSailing.com
Description: Mark and Katya bought a thirty-four-foot steel sailboat. With their two daughters, they sailed around Lake Superior, then moved aboard for a year and sailed to the Bahamas. The sailing life proved both challenging and rewarding to the extreme, and big decisions made along the way stretched them to personal limits of acceptance and maturity. Their sailing exploits are peppered with stories of their young daughters, whose simple perspectives and droll responses to all that went on around them will delight and inspire parents who believe that life with young children need not follow a predictable, prodding path of work and school. Avoiding misery is not the goal; living meaningfully is. A touching and occasionally hilarious tale, poignantly told by a mom who gives it all to her family and finds it all comes back in spades.
Review:
“Big Waves, Small Boat, Two Kids is an honest and refreshing look at the cruising life from the perspective of a young mother. Katya Gordon candidly reveals the joys and hardships that a life afloat encompasses. She writes of the difficulties of child care aboard, seasickness, fear, and adverse weather. The struggle for the role of captain, decision making and trusting one another implicitly were obstacles that she and her husband tackled. Together, they attained far-reaching goals that led them to the realization that the end of their journey lies at the beginning. This book is a beautiful and introspective love story which analyses life's dreams and goals.”
—Jaja Martin co-author with her husband Dave of Into the Light
About the Author: Katya Goodenough Gordon is a homemaker and community mom. She and her husband Mark operate their charter sailing business, Amicus Adventure Sailing, out of Two Harbors, Minnesota. They are planning another voyage to the Caribbean next year, along with Cedar and Lamar and all the young adults they can find. They can be found at: AmicusAdventureSailing.com