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A Year On Land and Sea

Author(s): Stephen Malins

Location(s): Caribbean

Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Travelogue

Era(s): 1995

Have you ever parachuted in the moonlight and juggled work with play? In 1995, Steve was trying to figure out how to take a degree in London, keep up with his military training, and learn to sail in spring Scottish waters. He couldn’t say no to an invitation to sail across the Atlantic to the Caribbean when St Lucia and the Leeward Island chain were the prize.

It’s hard enough keeping a romance alive when there were so many distractions, like landing a gig as a swordsman on a Hollywood set. There were other commitments—a jaunt to Pamplona in Spain, rowing in the Swiss lakes, and a camp in the United States, before he could join his crew.

Will he pass his exams, get to the Tropics, have time for a girlfriend, or will he end up in the doldrums? A timeless coming of age story of action, romance and grasping opportunities, as a year unfolded.

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