The Cruise of the Dream Ship

A buoyant sailing memoir follows the narrator and a small crew as they outfit a private yacht, cross the Atlantic, transit the Panama Canal, and explore Pacific island groups from the Galápagos and Marquesas to Tahiti, Moorea, Palmerston, and other atolls. Episodes combine practical seamanship and provisioning mishaps with humorous observations, encounters with islanders, natural curiosities, and occasional sporting and pearl-diving adventures. Vivid travel anecdotes alternate with hands-on lessons in navigation, boat handling, and cruise preparation. The account closes with reflective advice for prospective cruisers, balancing comic self-deprecation with clear, experience-based guidance about life at sea and in remote tropical communities.