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Pacific Lady: The First Woman to Sail Solo across the World's Largest Ocean (Outdoor Lives)

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A well written, inspirational tale about a unique lady who ventured away from the norm and completed what she set out to do. Her amazing accomplishments were unheard of in those times. A very enjoyable read about a very special lady.

This book is gripping! I can't bring myself to finish the last pages because I simply don't want the story to end.

I happened upon this book almost by accident, kind of how Sharon Adams started sailing. Not truly, by accident, because I *was* searching for "sailing" books. It was a refreshing book to read, because it was not about how to get your wife to go sailing with you. No, it was written by a woman who loves sailing. And thus, I easily identified with it. There was no need to explain why she loves sailing. She does mention that people question why she wanted to do what she did -- sailing solo across the Pacific. I have a suspicion that she, like me, and other people who do things just to challenge themselves, are kiasu. And kiasu is not always a bad thing.

I appreciate that in the book (co-written/arranged by Karen Coates), she is brutally honest about the problems she encounters when sailing alone. Problems are both psychological and physical -- much as Robin Lee Graham writes about in his book Dove. And yet, I find myself nodding when she describes all the beautiful things about sailing, that make us go through all the crap that we do.

Thank you two for putting together such a lovely book.

I really enjoyed this true life reading - her determination and focus to learn and to pursue her passion in life is an amazing feat and deserves respect.

What a lady! It's hard to imagine accomplishing what she did during the times she did it in. No GPS, very little experience, just amazing! The book is a very interesting read, never gets too technical and the story unfolds in an easy and entertaining fashion.