Salt in the Blood

Two Philosophers Go to Sea

De: Patrick Dixon, Sheila Dixon

Narrado por: Patrick Dixon, Sheila Dixon

Bloomsbury presents Salt in the Blood by Patrick Dixon and Sheila Dixon, read by Patrick Dixon and Sheila Dixon.

“Everything creaks and bends in heavy seas – what will not bend will simply snap. So many times I wondered how much load we could carry in a powerful storm without breaking apart. If we flooded any faster I would drown in seconds.”

Patrick Dixon spent years working as a doctor at University College Hospital, while his wife Sheila was a magistrate – high-pressure careers that demanded long hours away from their home, family and passion for sailing. It is a frustrating story many occasional sailors can relate to, but unlike most, Patrick and Sheila realised early enough that they could only bend so far before something snapped, they could only take on so much before they drowned.

This is their story of how they made changes (some more challenging than others) that they knows other sailors could make too, regardless of where they are at the moment – how they changed their priorities but managed to sustain a new career that fitted in around life rather than the other way round.

It is also the story of their personal journey, both physically (across the Atlantic and to little-visited corners of the Mediterranean) and metaphorically – how a doctor who treated cancer patients coped with a partner facing the same battle. Neither of them wanted to let that flood things either.

Through their personal story, with plenty of mishaps that led to insights (both about sailing and life in general), and encounters that turned into opportunities, Patrick and Sheila explore the importance of prioritising the right things in life, and the simple benefits of travel. The book is packed with inspiring but practical advice for all those who have salt in the blood.©2021 Patrick Dixon and Sheila Dixon (P)2021 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Great story about life and sea!

Loved the life and sailing lessons at the end of each chapter! I also liked how the couple made this journey possible over age 50!

Fantastic listen!!

such a great book. the authors make you feel as if you are traveling with them!! loved this story..

No seamanship

They show exceptionally bad judgement entering new harbors at night. Neither husband or wife takes responsibility for passage planning. They are confused about the difference between helming and being captain. They anchor of lee shores. This is some of the worst seamanship I have heard in any narrative. The will sink their boat.