Part travelogue and part adventure story, two men sailed half way round the globe with no GPS, electronics, radio or any of the mod cons we take for granted. Staggering that they did it, and staggering that it was only a few decades ago.
Ben Pester Knihy
From the extraordinary mind of debut writer Ben Pester comes a book of stories in which the everyday – work, parents, friends – is not quite what it should be. Taken together, it forms a collection of things we are doing right now, in this lost and terrifying world we are gamely attempting to inhabit. Things like worshipping an imaginary being while trying to be productive; or slowly dying and having nothing to say about it except how tiring it was building the kitchen extension; or having hot martinis with the ambassador in a hotel that ought not to be there. Unsettling, original and occasionally monstrous, these are stories that light the contours of the ordinary world with a shimmering unreality.
Set against the backdrop of the treacherous waters of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia, the narrative follows three experienced sailors on a classic wooden sloop as they navigate around Cape Horn. The journey is enriched with vibrant stories from the heroic era of seafaring, blending adventure with historical anecdotes that highlight the challenges and allure of maritime exploration.