It Ain't Over Yet!

Crossing the North Atlantic Ocean in a small sailboat is no longer a news-grabbing event. Recent advances in navigation and communication equipment unavailable a few short years ago have greatly improved sailors' chances of survival and success. Nevertheless the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean still present many different moods and difficult-often extreme-challenges. In 1996 three Lake Ontario sailors from Toronto-Henk Borsboom Peter Becker and the author Dick Grannan-decided to accept the challenges of the North Atlantic Ocean on <i>RABASKA (big canoe)</i> a thirty-seven foot Alberg sailboat. The adventure had a huge impact on their lives and their memories tell fascinating stories of what they experienced on that trip. Many sailors who write about cruising have a chapter about <i>The Storm</i>. Crossing the North Atlantic Ocean in 1996 was not about just one major storm but a series of them that nearly defeated their spirit and courage. The sailors faced relentless challenges when they crossed the world's second-largest ocean in a small sailboat. Grannan tells how they worked together as a team and how the trip enabled them to rearrange their priorities and to get more in touch with their everyday lives.