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SHIPWRECKED: Simple Lessons Learned Through Tragedy – Part Two

September 27, 2021

In part one of this two-part series, I identified five important lessons for facing challenges and tragedy through the experiences of a five-man crew on the sailing vessel Grafton. Joan Druett’s book, Island of the Lost, describes their plight when they wrecked on the south part of the island of Auckland.  About this same time, … Continue reading SHIPWRECKED: Simple Lessons Learned Through Tragedy – Part Two

SHIPWRECKED: Simple Lessons Learned Through Tragedy – Part One

September 17, 2021

Perhaps it is my love of sailing, having gained my ocean sailing certificate last year, that enthralls me about sailing adventures. Particularly shipwrecks and the true stories behind them. A new friend recently referred me to one of these books, Island of the Lost, by Joan Druett.  I imagined the crew and situations as the … Continue reading SHIPWRECKED: Simple Lessons Learned Through Tragedy – Part One