Turtle Dove

Woodenboat Magazine Called It Fulfillment Of A Unique Vision. Turtle Dove Is A True Story Of A 20-Year Journey Of Love. Based On A Newsman´S Vivid Recollections And His Detailed Ship´S Log Entries The Book Tells How A Mild-Mannered Reporter For A Great Metropolitan Newspaper Undertook An Enormous Part-Time Backyard Project -- The 12-Year Construction Of A Big Ocean-Going Wooden Sailboat Its Triumphant Launching And Then A Voyage Around The World With A Colorful Collection Of Volunteer Crew Members (33 In All) Some Of Whom Had Never Set Foot On A Boat Before.The Trip Took Eight Years Involved Stops In 40 Different Countries And Included Several Romances Two Near-Disasters Nude Volleyball In The Caribbean Two Trips Through The Panama Canal Pool Games With Tattooed Maori Tribesmen In New Zealand Solo Trombone Serenades In Mid-Ocean All-Night Musicales With Native Pearl Divers In The Tuamotus And Water Tag With Playful Porpoises In The Red Seas.