A Star to Sail Her By

A Five-Year Odyssey of Adventure and Growth at Sea

Biography & Memoir
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Author: Alex Ellison ISBN: 9781938908279
Publisher: iUniverse Publication: December 17, 2012
Imprint: iUniverse Language: English
Author: Alex Ellison
ISBN: 9781938908279
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication: December 17, 2012
Imprint: iUniverse
Language: English

In 2003, casting their fortunesand their livesto the wind, the Ellison family embarked on what they thought would be a one-year voyage on their forty-seven-foot sloop, Promise. Five years and more than 25,000 nautical miles later, the family of four returned to the United States and dry land.

In this memoir, author Alex Ellison chronicles his familys adventures on the seas. Culled from a detailed daily journal that Ellison began keeping at the onset of the voyage when he was just eight years old, A Star to Sail Her By reveals his transition from enthusiastic child to capable sailor and reflective young adult. He learned two important lessons as they traveled from port to port: not everything always works the way it should, and change is really the only thing you can count on.

A Top 5 Book Pick Yachting Magazine

A Star to Sail Her By is sure to entertain and inspire people who dream of adventure.
Jennifer Castle, editor, PBSkids

Ellisons earnest, genuine style is reminiscent of Robin Grahams in Dove. In crafting a twenty-first century bildungsroman at sea, with a tender family spin, hell leave you positively envious.
Richard King, PhD, professor of literature of the sea, Williams College

A terrific tale of an unbelievable upbringing.
Clint Grantberry, KLIF, Dallas, TX

In and of itself, this memoir of a 25,000nautical mile voyage is informative, entertaining, and eye-opening. That a high school student wrote it is astounding.
Meredith Laitos, editor, SAIL

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In 2003, casting their fortunesand their livesto the wind, the Ellison family embarked on what they thought would be a one-year voyage on their forty-seven-foot sloop, Promise. Five years and more than 25,000 nautical miles later, the family of four returned to the United States and dry land.

In this memoir, author Alex Ellison chronicles his familys adventures on the seas. Culled from a detailed daily journal that Ellison began keeping at the onset of the voyage when he was just eight years old, A Star to Sail Her By reveals his transition from enthusiastic child to capable sailor and reflective young adult. He learned two important lessons as they traveled from port to port: not everything always works the way it should, and change is really the only thing you can count on.

A Top 5 Book Pick Yachting Magazine

A Star to Sail Her By is sure to entertain and inspire people who dream of adventure.
Jennifer Castle, editor, PBSkids

Ellisons earnest, genuine style is reminiscent of Robin Grahams in Dove. In crafting a twenty-first century bildungsroman at sea, with a tender family spin, hell leave you positively envious.
Richard King, PhD, professor of literature of the sea, Williams College

A terrific tale of an unbelievable upbringing.
Clint Grantberry, KLIF, Dallas, TX

In and of itself, this memoir of a 25,000nautical mile voyage is informative, entertaining, and eye-opening. That a high school student wrote it is astounding.
Meredith Laitos, editor, SAIL

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