Distant Seas

For thousands of years people have used sailing ships for trade for exploration or simply for the pure joy of wind water and the feel of the tiller beneath your hand. Humanity will take the arts and sciences of sailing as they venture into distant seas of space.In Distant Seas science fiction author and sailor Bud Sparhawk spins sea tales spanning the frigid waters off Antarctica at the cloud tops of Jupiters storms and on the wind-scoured Martian plains.Follow Louella Parsons a professional world-class sailor as she competes--and faces near disaster--in Le Gran Venee Earths premier race around the world. Surviving that she finds herself testing her sailing prowess deep in Jupiters atmosphere. The wine-red seas of Jupiter make the brutal conditions she faced in the Southern Ocean seem trivial.Louella and her partner then face a new challenge--to sail across the frigid plains in the thin-to-nonexistent Martian atmosphere beneath a cloud of ultra-thin fabric. But in a sailing race there is nothing Louella will not do for her team to cross the finish line.She is a sailor.Sparhawk has created a riveting and tightly wound interplanetary adventure... a rousing and thoughtful adventure with roots as deep as the oceans themselves. --Publishers Weekly starred review Sparhawks descriptions of future sailing technology are ingenious and persuasive.... his depiction of Louella herself is what shines brightest. Intelligent strong-willed driven and heroic-Louella Parsons has all the qualities she needs to triumph over the many obstacles in her path. Its a delight to accompany her on her adventures. -Don Sakers Analog Science Fiction and Fact.