Living A Dream - Softcover

Giesemann, Suzanne

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593302207 ISBN 13: 9781593302207

Publisher: Aventine Pr, 2004

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This fast-paced, entertaining account of a couple's decision to cut their ties with the workaday world to fulfill their dream of sailing into the sunset takes readers on a fascinating journey through the ups and downs of a lifestyle many only dream about. Suzanne and Ty Giesemann looked forward to cruising the seven seas on their sloop, Liberty. When Suzanne experienced the tragedy of 9/11 "up close and personal" at the Pentagon, they accelerated their plans and set sail. Part Navy memoir, part cruising chronicle, Living a Dream will appeal to any reader with a love of the water and an adventurous spirit.

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From the Author:

For me, the Navy lived up to its reputation of being "more than just a job." Now, in our new life as full-time cruisers, the adventure continues. After hearing some of our sea stories, so many people said, "You ought to write a book," that I did just that. "Living a Dream" is not my first book, but it's by far the most personal. I wrote it to be entertaining for those who know nothing about this cruising lifestyle, and informative for those who plan to some day join us.

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Suzanne and Ty Giesemann dreamed of sailing into the sunset as full-time cruisers. As a retired Navy destroyer captain, Ty was at home on the ocean, but as aide to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Suzanne's Navy career was still moving full speed ahead. Being stationed at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, however, put her priorities in order and propelled their plans into fast motion. They bought their cruising boat, sold their house and cars, and left Washington in their wake. Filled with page-turning drama, humor and high emotion, Living a Dream follows the crew of "Liberty" as they prepare for the cruising life, then sail north to New England and Canada. Between idyllic anchorages and close encounters with whales they contend with rough seas, a medical emergency in a remote Newfoundland fjord, and the first-year adjustments to life on the water. Spiced with sea stories from their Navy careers, this remarkable cruising journal takes readers on a fascinating journey through the ups and downs of a lifestyle many only dream about.

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