Table of Contents
Introduction xi
Day 1 Loss 1
Day 2 Freedom 9
Day 3 A Course Change 17
Day 4 An Inauspicious Beginning 23
Day 5 Going Solo 29
Day 6 Reasons to Quit 37
Day 7 Anger 42
Day 8 Sailing with Childern 47
Day 9 Obsession 52
Day 10 Zephyrs 58
Day 11 Becalmed 64
Day 12 Better Lucky than Smart 69
Day 13 Sighting a Whale 73
Day 14 Gremlins Fight Back 80
Day 15 Moments to Remember 85
Day 16 Heavy Weather 91
Day 17 Origins of a Race 95
Day 18 Night Sailing 101
Day 19 Watching the Radio 107
Day 20 The hat Trick 112
Day 21 Ya Gotta Love It 118
Day 22 A River in the Sea 123
Day 23 Planet Water 128
Day 24 The Risk Budget 133
Day 25 Connections 137
Day 26 Losing the Genoa 142
Day 27 Hitting the Wall 145
Day 28 Compass Awareness 152
Day 29 Back in Gear 158
Day 30 Singing at the Helm 164
Day 31 Sailing off the Calendar 169
Day 32 Friends and Family 174
Day 33 Turning the Page 179
Day 34 Navigation 184
Day 35 A Shearwater's visit 190
Day 36 Best Seat in the House 194
Day 37 Coming to America 199
Day 38 Chopin's Variations 205
Day 39 A Surprise Squall 209
Day 40 The Fog Breaks 212
Epilogue 217
Appedices
Rubicon's Sail Plan and Layout 2009 Ostar: List of Competitors, Explanation of Classes, and Tracks 222
Acknowledgments 225
